1. Changing Culture Expanding Education The “Treasure” becomes compulsory High schools increase Male vs. Female Minorities Progressive education

2. Changing Education Higher Education – Land Grant Colleges Federal Land – Given to states – Sold or developed to raise money for education Examples: Penn State, Michigan State, Rutgers – African American Schools Howard University Hampton Institute – Vocational School » Teach skilled trades – Booker T. Washington (Graduate of Hampton) » Founder of Tuskegee Institute (also vocational school)

3. Changing Culture Higher Education – George Washington Carver Teacher @ Tuskegee Institute Transforms farming in South Develops hundreds of products from the peanut – Schools for Native Americans Reservation Schools – Purpose: train Native Americans for jobs – Result: isolate (cut off) Native Americans from tribal traditions.

4. Changing Culture Changes in Literature – Writers: explore new themes Realism: describe lives of people Regionalism/local color: focus on particular region (including characters, dialects) – Example: Tom Sawyer

5. Changing Culture Spreading the News – Joseph Pulitzer New York World Newspaper Contents of Paper – Cartoons – Illustrations – Sensational Stories - William Randolph Hearst – Imitates Pulitzer – Newspaper: The Morning Journal – Yellow Journalism Exaggerating dramatic aspects of stories

6. Changing Culture Leisure & the Arts Spectator Sports -Purpose= Leisure Time -Baseball -Football -Basketball Musicians -Jazz -Ragtime

7. Changing Culture Movies and Vaudeville Nickelodeon - Movie Theaters -5 cents Vaudeville -Variety shows (dancing, singing, comedy, magic acts) -Common for lower class citizens to enjoy as well as wealthy