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Who is speaking? What is the main idea? When did this event take place? Where did this event take place? Why was this event historically important?
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Louis Sullivan Daniel Burnham Frederick Law Olmsted Orville and Wilbur Wright George Eastman
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Engineering innovations (like Brooklyn Bridge) laid the groundwork for modern life Large urban cities across America became the residence of nearly 40% of population Skyscrapers, Electric Transit, and Urban Planning aided in the growth of these cities
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Elevators and internal steel skeletons enabled architects to build higher and higher buildings Louis Sullivan designed the Wainwright Building Daniel Burnham built the Flatiron Building
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Electric trolleys replaced horse-drawn streetcars at the turn of the century 1888 Richmond, VA was 1 st city to electrify its urban transit Some cities created “el” trains (elevated), and some created subways
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Frederick Law Olmstead created New York’s Central Park Much like the national parks out west, these parks sought to keep some of a cities natural beauty before it was all torn down
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The US literacy rate had risen to 90% by 1890, thus new technology in printing books and magazines was needed New paper (pulp mills), faster production enabled mass printing
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Orville and Wilbur Wright were brothers who owned a bicycle manufacturing store in Dayton, OH. They designed the first airplane Dec. 17, 1903 in Kitty Hawk, NC it flew 120 feet for 12 seconds
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George Eastman introduced the Kodak camera in 1888 Now, photography was no longer a professional activity—many novice armatures began capturing photography of Americana
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Who is speaking? What is the main idea? When did this event take place? Where did this event take place? Why was this event historically important?
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Booker T. Washington Tuskegee Institute W.E.B. Bu Bois Niagara Movement
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Between 1865—1895, states began passing laws requiring children b/t 8 and 14 yrs old attend school 12 to 16 weeks per year. Kindergartens (originally childcare for working mothers) became more popular In 1880 62% of white children attend elementary school, compared to 34% of black children. The majority of African-American children won’t attend public schools until 1940
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High schools also expanded in 1900 to offer a curriculum rooted in science, civics, and social studies, as well as vocational training for industry More than ½ million students attend high school by 1900 Even though attending schools increased, only a minority actually received a diploma, and even fewer went on to college
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Between 1880—1920 college enrollment more than quadrupled The curriculum changed to include research universities, physical sciences, psychology/ sociology, laws, medicine, etc.
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With the help of Freedmen’s Bureau, Howard University was established for black students in Washington D.C.
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Booker T. Washington believed that racism would end when blacks acquired useful labor skills and proved their economic value to society He headed up Tuskegee University, Alabama
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W.E.B. Du Bois was the first African- American to receive a doctorate from Harvard University He strongly disagreed w/ Washington’s gradual approach He founded the Niagara Movement to educate black teachers
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Immigrants were encouraged to go to schools (unlike African Americans) Young immigrant children were “Americanized” in the free public schools Henry Ford offered daytime classes for immigrants to learn English, as well as customary American duties Many felt Ford was indoctrinating them not to ever confront management
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Who is speaking? What is the main idea? When did this event take place? Where did this event take place? Why was this event historically important?
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Ida B. Wells Poll Tax Grandfather Clause Segregation Jim Crow Laws Plessy v. Ferguson Debt Peonage
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African Americans faced obstacles restricting their newly-found legal rights during Reconstruction Many Southern states adopted legal policies of racial discrimination, as well as came up with ways to weaken their political power
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LITERACY TEST/ POLL TAXGRANDFATHER CLAUSE Some states required its citizens to be able to read & right, therefore instituted literacy tests, where blacks were asked harder questions than whites A poll tax also had to be paid in order to vote, which hurt both blacks as well as white sharecroppers An additional clause added to voting was the grandfather clause, which stated that if your father or grandfather was eligible to vote before 1/1/1867, then you were also eligible to vote. This date was important, because no slaves were able to vote by that date
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Southern states passed racial segregation laws in order to separate white/ black people in society These laws were commonly called “Jim Crow "laws Racial segregation was common in schools, hospitals, parks, and transportation systems in the South
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In this historic court case, the Supreme Court ruled that the separation of races in public accommodations was legal, and not violate the 14 th Amendment. This case established the doctrine of “separate but equal”, which stated that states could keep blacks and whites separate, as long as the facilities were equal…they never were.
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Blacks not only faced formal discrimination, but information discrimination as well. Blacks and whites never shook hands Blacks had to yield to whites on the sidewalk Blacks had to remove their hats for whites Moderate reformers (like Booker T. Washington), eventually earned support from whites, but many (W.E.B. Du Bois, and Ida B. Wells) felt that more urgent tactics were in order
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Blacks that were accused of violating the accepted rules of racial etiquette were often lynched. Between 1882 and 1892, more than 1,400 blacks were shot, burned, or hanged w/o trial in the South
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Blacks that lived in the North looking for a better life often found themselves living in segregated in communities; not allowed to join unions; unemployed; etc Mexican immigrants were hired out west to construct the railroads, mining, agriculture, etc. Many people (Mexicans/ African-Americans) found themselves in debt peonage, which bound them into slavery in order to work off a debt to the employer.
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Who is speaking? What is the main idea? When did this event take place? Where did this event take place? Why was this event historically important?
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Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Hearst Ashcan school Mark Twain Rural Free Delivery (RFD)
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Large urban cities began building parks for outdoor enjoyment Coney Island, NY was built in 1884
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Early bicycles were often dangerous, which led only men to ride The “safety bike” was built in 1885, which allowed more women to begin riding Tennis also became a huge spectator sport in America around 1888 Products like Hershey chocolate bar and Coca- Cola premiered in 1900
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Boxing and baseball were the two most popular games to watch Baseball clubs began springing up across the US 1869 a pro baseball team named the Cincinnati Red Stocking emerged The National League formed in 1876, and the American League formed in 1900 The first World Series was held in 1903—the Boston Pilgrims beat the Pittsburgh Pirates The Boston Pilgrims, 1903
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Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World newspaper in 1883— created a large Sunday edition, comics, sports, women’s news, etc.
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William Randolph Hearst bought the New York Morning News He also owned the San Francisco Examiner Looking to outsell Pulitzer, Hearst filled his newspaper with scandalous stories, cruelty, and other sinister stories that would sell his newspaper Hearst Castle, San Simeon, CA.
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The Ashcan School of American Art, led by Robert Henri, painted real-life scenes of urban America Popular fiction about crime tales and Western adventures began to arise. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn about life on the Mississippi River is still a classic today.
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Urban Shopping- the first “shopping mall” opened in Cleveland, OH in 1890. The Department Store: A one-stop-shop for women in Chicago in 1865 The Chain Store: The same stores in different cities: Woolworths by 1911 had 596 stores Catalogs and RFD: Montgomery Ward and Sears and Roebuck sold goods through catalogs. The post office introduced rural-free delivery (RFD) to homes across America
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