African-Americans Temperance Movement Women’s Suffrage Reforms of the 1920’s African-Americans Temperance Movement Women’s Suffrage

African-Americans Booker T. Washington W.E.B. DuBois Born a slave Do not fight against segregation A.A must improve their economic conditions A.A. should learn a trade Work your way to equality A.A. should protest against discrimination & segregation More outspoken than Washington Demand equality then worry about economic conditions

Temperance Movement Prohibition All social problems were blamed on alcohol 18th Amendment >> banned manufacturing, sales, & transporting alcohol Prohibition Almost impossible to enforce

Prohibition Organized crime becomes very powerful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YZjJMuMtDA&feature=related Prohibition Organized crime becomes very powerful Illegal clubs are formed Speakeasies – serves illegal alcohol Al Capone & increase in crime Realized alcohol was not the problem 21st Amendment = repealed 18th

Women’s Suffrage National American Woman Suffrage Association Founded by Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1890 >> Wyoming becomes 1st state to allow women to vote 1919 >> 19th Amendment passed

Religion Increased belief in religion Fundamentalism >>> word-for word interpretation of Bible Problems blamed on urban society

Scopes Trial High School science teacher was on trial for teaching evolution Was against the law Convicted of crime Fined $100