African American Social Developments: Evidence of Issues from 1890-1920 2 Flashcards
Which organisation was W.E.B DuBois a part of?
NAACP
What did W.E.B DuBois do with his education which was significant?
He was the first African American to get a PHD at Harvard
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What movement did W.E.B DuBois form? When?
The Niagara Movement in 1905
What did the Niagara Movement reject?
Booker T Washington’s idea that African-Americans should put economic prosperity before equal rights
What did Booker T Washington tell W.E.B DuBois in 1900?
He would no longer support DuBois in gaining a higher role in Education
When was W.E.B DuBois born? What does this mean?
When was W.E.B DuBois born? What does this mean?
When was the NAACP formed? What was significant about the date they formed it?
1909, they formed it on the day Abraham Lincoln was born
Why did W.E.B DuBois oppose Booker T Washington’s Atlanta Compromise speech?
He did not want to compromise with the White elite in the USA
How did W.E.B DuBois respond to what Booker T Washington told him in 1900?
Washington was not allowing African-Americans to get a more well-rounded education
Who did DuBois believe could “save” African Americans in terms of Civil Rights?
The Talented Tenth
Who were the Talented Tenth?
Supposedly the 10 most educated African Americans in the USA
What year did the Atlanta Compromise speech occur?
1895
Who said the Atlanta Compromise Speech?
Booker T Washington
What did Booker T Washington say in the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech?
African Americans should prioritise economic prosperity before equal rights
Why was Booker T Washington’s Speech supported by White Southerners?
It meant they would be able to keep exploiting African Americans
What did Theodore Roosevelt often do in his Presidency which tried to help race relations?
He invited Booker T Washington to the White House
What did Ben Tillman say about Roosevelt inviting Booker T Washington to the White House?
He opposed Roosevelt doing this
What was the case for Civil Rights for Taft while he was President?
He was cautious to pass any legislation to improve race relations
What was the issue when Wilson was President for better equality?
Wilson was racist
What happened while Wilson was President with the media which he heavily supported against African Americans?
The film “Birth of a Nation” was released which made the KKK look like heroes
What action did Henry Ford do, contradicting his racist beliefs and in what year?
In 1917 he employed 400,000 African Americans in his car factories
Name a car business owner who was racist
Henry Ford
What was the case for African Americans in Politics by 1912?
By 1912, there were no African Americans in Governmental positions at a local or state level
How many lynchings were there in the United States in 1918?
64
How many lynchings were there in the United States in 1919?
83
How long was the KKK prominent after its revival in 1915?
Over 10 years
What did William Simmons do in 1920?
He created the 100% American Campaign
How many African Americans were lynched from 1889 to 1922?
3000
What did the 100% American Campaign state?
The KKK served to protect the USA from Immigrants and African Americans
How many members did the KKK have by 1920?
100,000
When did Race Riots occur in Atlanta in the 1900s decade?
1906
How many people were involved in the 1906 Atlanta Riots?
10,000
How many African Americans were killed in the Riots?
20
What year did the Brownsville Affair happen?
1906
What started the Brownsville Affair?
People accused Black soldiers of a shooting
What was the reality with evidence to those labelled the suspects of the Brownsville affair?
They had no evidence
How did Theodore Roosevelt respond to the Brownsville affair?
He dismissed the Black soldiers
