CH 8 TERMS AND NAMES Flashcards
louis sullivan
designed the wainwright building in st. louis
daniel burnham
designed the flatiron building in new york
fredrick law olmstead
landscape architect that spearheaded the movement for planned urban parks
orville and wilbur wright
created the 1st plane and had the 1st successful flight
george eastman
developed a series of more convenient alternatives to the heavy glass plates
booker t washington
believed that racism will end in african americans get labor skills
tuskgee normal and industrial institute
aimed to equip african americans with teaching diplomas and useful skills
w.e.b. du bois
the 1st african american to get a doctorate from harvard
niagara movement
insisted that african americans should seek a liberal arts education
ida b wells
journalist, activist, researcher who founded the national association for the advancement of colored people
poll tax
an annual tax that had to be paid before qualifying to vote
grandfather clause
added to the constitution to let poor whites vote
jim crow laws
segregation laws to separate white and colored people in public and private places
plessy v ferguson
supreme court ruled segregation legal in public places
debt peonage
system bound laborers into slavery to work off a debt to the employer
