African American Gilded Age

Question 1

Positive 1886 + 1898

Answer 1

Rural labourers began to challenge poor conditions for farmers in the south

Question 2

Positive- Black populist

Answer 2

Took action to organise communities and improve conditions: farming exchanges raising money…

Question 3

Positive- segregation and discrimination led to

Answer 3

Creation of small black middle class who owned their own businesses - many successful

Question 4

Positive- BMC

Answer 4

With their funding thousands of school and churches built across the south

Question 5

Positive- North

Answer 5

Most black males could vote, black MC and WC

Question 6

Positive- west

Answer 6

Racism + prejudice was less, people judged on ability

Question 7

Negative- 1875-77

Answer 7

White democrat “redeemers” began regaining control of government. Wanted white supremacy

Question 8

Negative- Black populist

Answer 8

Met with violence

Question 9

Negative- Lynching

Answer 9

Increased in 1880s over 1,200

Question 10

Negative- Democrats

Answer 10

Reinforced Black people as dangerous

Question 11

Negative- arrests

Answer 11

Increased in 1890, 8/10 prisoners were black

Question 12

Negative- Jim Crow laws

Answer 12

Democrats regained power to make voting registrations + electoral rules restricted

Question 13

Negative- schools

Answer 13

Underfunded