Progressives and Minorities

Start up Activity “Mexican Americans are now employed to a considerable extent in the coal mines of Colorado and New Mexico, in the ore mines of Colorado and Arizona, in the smelters of Arizona, in the cement factories of Colorado and California, …. And in fruit growing and canning in California……Where they are employed in other industries, the same wage discrimination against them as was noted in the case of railroad employees is generally apparent.” -Samuel Bryan, The Survey, September 1912 How do you think Mexican Americans felt about the Progressive movement and its ideals?

Race Inequality in America

Where did the Progressive Movement fail? For all the good the Progressive Movement accomplished, they failed one group in particular. Spend some time reading unit 11.3 and write down some thoughts on who the group was and why you think this was. Please put your name on the paper, as you will need to turn it in.

Come on Supreme Court, get it together! 1890, Louisiana passed the Separate Car act. Group of black Louisianans formed the Citizens’ Committee to test the Constitutionality of the act Homer Plessy agrees to be arrested Supreme Court ruled that the Separate Car Act did not violate the 13th, or 14th Amendments. Why would Homer Plessy tell the conductor he was “colored” when he knew it would lead to his arrest? If separate facilities are maintained for people of different races, what impact would such an approach have on society?