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1 African American Leadership during the Progressive Era
Unit 3 African American Leadership during the Progressive Era

2 Populism 1892, a 3rd party called the Populists –”The People’s Party”
Encouraged farmers to unite to defeat the Republican & Democratic Parties Led by Thomas Watson of Georgia Argued that both black & white tenant farmers were controlled by corporations & wealthy white landlords But still argued for segregation & white supremacy  Southern Democrats used fraud & intimidation against blacks

3 Unit 3 African American Leadership during the Progressive Era

4 Warm Up What are the most significant issues in the African American community today? What kind of leadership is necessary to make positive change? Jesse Williams BET speech What issues does Jesse Williams bring up about African American life?

5 Progressive Era B/w 1890 – 1920, time of great social change caused by the negative effects of rapid economic & technological changes White middle –upper middle class movement; not interested in racial equality Wanted to improve: Working conditions Living conditions in cities Consumer safety (food & drugs) Break up monopolistic corporations Women’s suffrage African Americans will be their own leaders progressive-era-was-racist-video

6 Melissa Harris-Perry –Progressive Era was steeped in racism
says-progressive-era-was-racist-video

7 Three Approaches to Equality
B/w 1890 – 1920, African American leaders championed three different approaches to racial equality: Direct confrontation of discrimination - Use courts to get equality & integration Accommodation of racial prejudice through separate schools, businesses, neighborhoods Racial pride & Pan-Africanism – segregation by choice

8 Organize your notes into the chart
Booker T Washington W.E.B. Dubois Marcus Garvey

9 W.E.B. Dubois 1st African American to earn a PhD
Prolific writer of non-fiction & fiction, including The Souls of Black Folks Founded the Niagara Movement, NAACP and The Crisis magazine The legal system had to be used to bring about equality, integration, voting rights Early supporter of Washington, but by 1903 attacks him Believed that by not confronting white prejudice & Jim Crow laws, Washington & other accommodators were admitting the African Americans were inferior

10 Booker T. Washington Committed to industrial & agricultural education
Advocated for accommodation –social segregation accepted, b/c if blacks made economic progress, whites would concede equality Co-founder of the Tuskegee Institute & University believed that African Americans would have to be educated & productive in order for white acceptance Atlanta Compromise Speech, 1895 1st African American to be a guest at the White House Many blacks supported his ideas early on, but criticized later on

11 Marcus Garvey Founded the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
Began movement in his native Jamaica, invited by Booker T. Washington to come to the US Popular in urban areas, set up his US program in NYC Used religious influenced rhetoric –called ‘the Black Moses’ Argued that people of African ancestry would never be accepted by whites should return to Africa to build a new nation African people should be freed from European colonization Founded businesses ‘The Black Star Line’ shipping business Weekly newspaper ‘Negro World’ Grocery stores & restaurants

12 Close Booker T. Washington Marcus Garvey W.E.B. DuBois

13 Independent Practice Read & Take Notes pp. 175-181
-Use graphic organizer p.174 2. Answer # 1- 9 pp 175 – 181 Due at the end of class today

14 Warm Up Read the speech by Marcus Garvey, “If you believe the negro has a soul’, and answer the questions.

15 Washington vs. Dubois

16 Gallery Walk: Washington, Dubois, Garvey?
Description of Document Leader it is about How do you know? A B C D E F G

17 Close Whose words do you think made the most sense for African Americans during the Jim Crow Era and why?

18 America after the Civil War
WEB Dubois Booker T. Washington Marcus Garvey Reconstruction America after the Civil War

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