17.3 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Booker T Washington
Told blacks to move slowly toward racial progress
W.E.B. Du Bois
William Monroe Trotter
Urged African Americans to demand immediately all the rights guaranteed by the constitution
Niagara Movement
Founded by DuBois and Trotter
The Springfield Riot
Summer of 1908 in Lincoln’s hometown led to formation of the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Differences between the Urban league and NAACP
The urban league focused on poorer workers the NAACP focused on helping middle class blacks struggle for freedom
Anti Defamation League
Founded in 1913 to defend Jews from physical and verbal attacks
Partido Liberal Mexicano (PLM)
Offered many of the same services the urban league provided to African Americans
Mutualistas
Groups of Mexican Americans that made loans and provided legal assistance
The Dawes Act
Divided reservations into plots for individual native Americans but they did not understand how someone could buy land so it fell through
What were settlement houses
Changed how immigrants lived and dressed to make them more loyal citizens by promoting Americanization
Who were progressives and what did they promote
Middle class Americans who aimed to reform aimed to reform education, workplace conditions, and government.
What was the populist movement
Consisted mostly of famers and workers fighting for their rights
How are the populist and progressive movements similar
Both wanted to get rid of corrupt government officials and make the government more responsive to peoples needs
Urban League vs. NAACP
focused on poorer workers while the NAACP helped middle class blacks struggle for social and political justice
