PPT-African Americans and the Gilded Age

After the Civil War In the years right after the Civil War freedmen former slaves were able to vote and participate in government thanks to the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments However After the Civil War. D. ifficulties . A. fter . T. he Civil War? . Social Problems. Even though slaves were set free, they faced major difficulties after the war. Grandfather Clause. Literacy Tests. Poll Taxes. KKK. Sharecropping . Introduction. Chapter 10 defined “sexism” as the unjustified discrimination against a person because of the person’s gender. . It examined, in a medical context, how sexist attitudes can affect everything from level of individual medical care and the availability of medical resources to the kinds and extent of gender-focused research.. “Normalcy” & Isolationism. The 1920s. T. he Roaring Twenties. Learning Goals. Gain an understanding of changes America experiences both domestically and internationally once WWI ends. . Discuss the causes of and reaction to the Red Scare.. The Great Migration. “Push” Factors:. Reduced opportunities for employment, political participation and better quality of life due to Reconstruction failure and 1896 . Plessy vs. Ferguson. Supreme Court decision. in the Gilded . Age. Artemus Ward. Dept. of Political Science Northern Illinois University aeward@niu.edu. Bill of Rights Institute Kansas City, KS . June 5-6. , 2017 . (Left) Valentine’s card ca. 1900-1930; (Center. D. ifficulties . A. fter . T. he Civil War? . Social Problems. Even though slaves were set free, they faced major difficulties after the war. Grandfather Clause. Literacy Tests. Poll Taxes. KKK. Sharecropping .  . The Gilded Age in America: Successes. : . 1. Displays of wealth and excess among upper class. 2. 2nd industrial revolution. 3. Labor union movements. Gilded Age . But underneath, there were problems. Education. Most African American were forced to go to schools for black people especially in the South due to segregation. Also African Americans could only pass middle school then they can’t be in high school. The reason being because most whites thought African Americans are too dumb to learn advanced learning. Soon in 1932 some African Americans from Philadelphia started a group called the Educational Equality League of Philadelphia. And they had three main goals one to stop Segregation of Schools. Another was to hire Black teachers, and to allow African Americans into Philadelphia School board. Soon it influenced all states to allow the banning of Segregation for schools.. H-SS 11.2.2 – Describe the changing landscape, including the growth of cities linked by industry and trade, and the development of cities divided according to race, ethnicity, and class.. H-SS 11.2.4 – Analyze the effect of urban political machines and responses to them by immigrants and middle-class reformers.. By: Duron Crichlow. Date: 12/8/16. ENG 2420. Professor Belli. How are African Americans Similar to Androids?. Harsh Treatment affected Their Lives. Tried to blend in society, but was unsuccessful.. Black people since Jim Crow Laws. 1877-1900. Section 1: Segregation and Social Tensions. African Americans Lose Freedoms. Jim Crow Laws . – kept blacks and whites segregated, or apart. Southern states circumvented the 15. th. Amendment by passing restrictive measures such as;. Education. Most African American were forced to go to schools for black people especially in the South due to segregation. Also African Americans could only pass middle school then they can’t be in high school. The reason being because most whites thought African Americans are too dumb to learn advanced learning. Soon in 1932 some African Americans from Philadelphia started a group called the Educational Equality League of Philadelphia. And they had three main goals one to stop Segregation of Schools. Another was to hire Black teachers, and to allow African Americans into Philadelphia School board. Soon it influenced all states to allow the banning of Segregation for schools.. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). NSDUH is a comprehensive household interview survey of substance use, substance use disorders, mental health, and the receipt of treatment services for these disorders in the United States.. What were 5 popular leisure activities during the Roaring Twenties?. How did society change during the 1920s? . Society and Leisure in the Roaring Twenties. “The uncertainties of 1919 were over. America was going on the greatest, gaudiest spree in history” – F. Scott Fitzgerald.