1. Modern Change & The New Morality

2. “Radical Ideas”  1. Henry George :writes that, “as population grows, the property value of the owners will increase. This will create unearned profits for the land owners, which should be taxed for the good of the community.  2. Theodore Dreiser: writes in his book, “Sister Carrie”, about the life of the working poor and working class in Chicago and New York City.  3. Edward Bellamy & Kate Chopin: wrote of a more Utopian Society in America, and addressed the needs of female equality in society.

3. The New Morality  1. Anthony Comstock  Fights “immorality” in society, and petitions for federal and state legislation to pass decency laws.  Called “Comstock” Laws  Outlaws “Deviant Behavior”: A. Pornography B. Drugs C. Abortion

4. Changing Call for Civil Rights  Booker T. Washington  1. Former slave who educated himself and fought social acceptance, not “equality”.  2. His Autobiography was called, “Up From Slavery.”  3. Asked whites for help to educate African Americans.  4. Founder of the Tuskegee Institute in 1881 in Tennessee.

5. Challenging the “Norm”  Dr. W. E.B. DuBois 1. First African American to graduate from Harvard with a Ph.D. 2. Demanded immediate equality for African Americans with Whites. 3. Founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

6. Women leading the Fight THE NAWSA Carrie Chapman Catt  1. In 1890 the National American Woman Suffrage Association was formed for militant suffragists dedicated to get the “Right to Vote”  2. The NAWSA limited membership to whites, while women like Ida B. Wells created the National Association of Colored Women in 1896.

7. Prohibition  1. Leading the fight against alcoholism and public drunkenness, the “Women’s Christian Temperance Union” (WCTU) was founded in 1874.  2. The Anti-Saloon League was formed in 1893, by Carrie Nation, to literally destroy bars and liquor bottles.