Unit 10 Lesson 4: Fighting Discrimination

Question 1

The Progressive Era was a time of change in America. Elaborate

Answer 1

The Progressive Era was a time of change in America. Women were demanding equal rights, political systems and industries were undergoing extensive reforms, and people overall wanted to improve society.

Question 2

Another area in which change was badly needed was in civil rights. Why was that; what did African Americans go through

Answer 2

Minorities, especially African Americans, faced hostility from white people. They had to deal with bigoted laws that restricted their rights. For example, poll taxes and literacy tests were used to limit African American voting. The poll tax was a fee required to be paid at voter registration. Most poor African Americans could not afford to pay the poll tax. Literacy tests required African Americans to read and understand a section of the state constitution as a condition for casting their votes. These tests were often overseen by people who wanted to limit minority voting, so even literate African Americans might be told that they had failed. Laws were also passed to keep individuals who committed certain petty crimes from voting. This impacted mostly African Americans.

Question 3

To fully realize the rights promised in the Reconstruction Amendments, What did African Americans do

Answer 3

To fully realize the rights promised in the Reconstruction Amendments, leaders emerged and organizations developed

Question 4

Why was the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created

Answer 4

In 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was created to improve the lives of African Americans.

Question 5

What did the NAACP advocate for

Answer 5

The NAACP advocated for an end to racial discrimination and promoted social justice.

Question 6

Who could join the NAACP

Answer 6

The NAACP was an interracial organization made up of activists like Jane Addams, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Ida B. Wells. Addams and Washington were both passionate reformers.

Question 7

Who was W. E. B. Du Bois

Answer 7

W. E. B. Du Bois was a prominent African American sociologist and historian who protested racial discrimination.

Question 8

Who was Ida B. Wells

Answer 8

Ida B. Wells was an African American investigative journalist and activist known for her articles about lynchings in the South.

Question 9

Thirteenth Amendment

Answer 9

abolished slavery

Question 10

Fourteenth Amendment

Answer 10

granted equal rights to former slaves

Question 11

Fifteenth Amendment

Answer 11

gave African American men the right to vote

Question 12

What methods were used to limit the African American vote?

Answer 12

Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to limit African American voting. Poll taxes required African American voters to pay a fee to vote. Literacy tests required African Americans to demonstrate they could read and understand a section of the state constitution.

Question 13

What was the purpose of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

Answer 13

The NAACP worked to end racial discrimination and promote social justice.

Question 14

What was Booker T. Washington’s early life like

Answer 14

Booker T. Washington was an important African American voice. Washington had humble beginnings. Born a slave, he would eventually attend school after emancipation.

Question 15

What idea did Washington propose in a speech before a mixed crowd at the Atlanta Exposition

Answer 15

In a speech before a mixed crowd at the Atlanta Exposition, Washington proposed an idea known as the Atlanta Compromise

Question 16

What were the ideas behind the Atlanta Compromise

Answer 16

the Atlanta Compromise, which suggested that African Americans focus on economic prosperity rather than civil rights. He believed that seeing black people succeed and contribute to America’s growth would convince white people that they deserved equal rights.

Question 17

What was W. E. B. Du Bois’s background like

Answer 17

W. E. B. Du Bois had a very different background than Washington. He was born free and highly educated. In fact, he was the first African American to receive a PhD from Harvard.

Question 18

What were W. E. B. Du Bois’s views about civil rights

Answer 18

His views about civil rights were also different than Washington’s. Du Bois advocated for complete political and social equality.

Question 19

What organziaiton did W. E. B. Du Bois find

Answer 19

He helped found the Niagara Movement

Question 20

What was the Niagara Movement

Answer 20

He helped found the Niagara Movement, an organization that called for an end to all forms of racial discrimination and disenfranchisement.

Question 21

What was the forerunner of the NAACP

Answer 21

The Niagara Movement was the forerunner of the NAACP.

Question 22

What was Ida B. Wells background like

Answer 22

Born into slavery during the Civil War, Wells got her education during Reconstruction and became a journalist to support her family. After a lynching in Memphis, where she lived and worked, Wells investigated several black lynchings.

Question 23

How did Ida B. Wells artciles make people feel

Answer 23

After a lynching in Memphis, where she lived and worked, Wells investigated several black lynchings. Reporting her findings angered locals, and the office of the newspaper Wells co-owned was burned to the ground soon after.

Question 24

What did Ida B. Wells advocated

Answer 24

In spite of such fierce opposition, she continued using her platform to advocate for civil rights, as well as women’s suffrage. Like Du Bois, Wells was involved in the Niagara Movement and NAACP

Question 25

How did Ida B. Wells feel about NAACP and Washingtons platform

Answer 25

Wells was involved in the Niagara Movement and NAACP, but became frustrated by Washington’s moderate platform. She felt the fight for equal justice under the law could not wait.

Question 26

What kind of reformer was Marcus Garvey

Answer 26

Marcus Garvey represented a more radical kind of civil rights reformer.

Question 27

What was Marcus Garvey’s background

Answer 27

A passionate political activist, Garvey was born in Jamaica and moved to the U.S. in 1916.

Question 28

How did Marcus Garvey feel anout rasicm

Answer 28

Like many black Americans, Garvey had become utterly disillusioned with the prospect of overcoming white racism in the United States.

Question 29

What did Marcus Garvey belive in

Answer 29

Instead of supporting desegregation, Garvey promoted a back-to-Africa movement that encouraged African Americans to reclaim their ancestral homelands in Africa. Garvey encouraged African Americans to embrace their dark skin and African culture.

Question 30

What did Marcus Garvey platform become known as

Answer 30

His platform of African American economic freedom and separation from white people became known as black nationalism.

Question 31

How were the goals of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois different?

Answer 31

Washington proposed that African Americans focus on economic independence and not work for political and social equality. Du Bois advocated for complete economic, political, and social equality for African Americans.

Question 32

What did Ida B. Wells contribute to the civil rights movement?

Answer 32

Ida B. Wells worked as an investigative journalist. She shed light on conditions in the South after the Civil War, focusing much of her work on lynchings of African Americans. Wells advocated for civil rights, an end to violence against African Americans, and women’s right to vote.

Question 33

What role did Marcus Garvey play in the early civil rights movement?

Answer 33

Garvey founded the black nationalist movement in America. He believed in economic freedom and the separation of the races and encouraged black people to move to Africa. Garvey believed in showing pride in African culture.

Question 34

What did Du Bois belive

Answer 34

. Du Bois believed that African Americans needed access to a classical education and equal rights.

Question 35

What lasting legacy does Booker T. Washington have in America?

Answer 35

Washington was a founding member of the NAACP and established the Tuskegee Institute. He helped advance the rights of African Americans through his work.

Question 36

What lasting legacy does W. E. B. Du Bois have in America?

Answer 36

Du Bois advocated for African Americans to have access to a classical education. He worked toward equal rights for African Americans.

Question 37

What led to the development of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

Answer 37

The NAACP was organized to abolish segregation and racial discrimination. The organization was interracial and sought to improve the lives of African Americans by improving social justice and equality.

Question 38

Who were prominent leaders of the early civil rights movement?

Answer 38

Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, and Marcus Garvey were all prominent African American activists during the Progressive Era. Washington promoted economic independence, Du Bois complete political and social equality, Wells equal justice under the law, and Garvey black nationalism and pride in African culture.

Question 39

How did Ida B. Wells influence the early civil rights movement?

Answer 39

Wells was an investigative journalists and activist. She wrote stories about the lynching of African Americans in the South and was involved in the Niagara Movement and the NAACP.