History fair
Student Names: Caroline Chung, Laura Goralka (Vinluan)
Topic 1: Abolitionist Sinkhole in Chicago; Chicago's role in the abolition movement/underground rails (At the time of the abolitionist movement, how did Chicago create pro-abolition action/How did this influence the emancipation of slaves later on?)
Rationale: I think it would be very interesting to see Chicago’s involvement in the abolitionist movement, since I don’t see much information about Illinois’ abolitionists and anti-slavery supporters other than Abraham Lincoln. Since Chicago became a major place for the Underground Railroad, it helped free many slaves, and the abolitionists of Chicago helped encourage the emancipation movement. This movement occurred during the 1870’s, and many people in Chicago were involved in this movement.
Topic 2: Haymarket affairs; How Chicagoans reacted through protest in desire of the 8-hour workday
Rationale: Through this project, we see how far people went in the protests to get what they desired, or their rights. What’s significant about this is that we could compare it to current protests we have, and we can see how drastically law makers or protesters have changed. This occurred in the 1880s, and we currently have the 8-hour workday. It’s interesting to see that over 100 years later, we got what they were achieving for.
Topic 3: Double V Campaign: After events of WWII, this is about the change from African American women being farm laborers and domestics, and instead, then getting jobs in the city. (How did WWII change the role and significance of African American women?)
Rationale: I’m particularly interested in this topic because after WWII there was a drastic change of once domestic Africans American workers to city workers. This is significant because we can see how greatly a war can alter the social view of minorities. Though WWII mainly talks about how countries like Germany or Japan were affected, we get to analyze the affection of a minority group in
Topic 1: Abolitionist Sinkhole in Chicago; Chicago's role in the abolition movement/underground rails (At the time of the abolitionist movement, how did Chicago create pro-abolition action/How did this influence the emancipation of slaves later on?)
Rationale: I think it would be very interesting to see Chicago’s involvement in the abolitionist movement, since I don’t see much information about Illinois’ abolitionists and anti-slavery supporters other than Abraham Lincoln. Since Chicago became a major place for the Underground Railroad, it helped free many slaves, and the abolitionists of Chicago helped encourage the emancipation movement. This movement occurred during the 1870’s, and many people in Chicago were involved in this movement.
Topic 2: Haymarket affairs; How Chicagoans reacted through protest in desire of the 8-hour workday
Rationale: Through this project, we see how far people went in the protests to get what they desired, or their rights. What’s significant about this is that we could compare it to current protests we have, and we can see how drastically law makers or protesters have changed. This occurred in the 1880s, and we currently have the 8-hour workday. It’s interesting to see that over 100 years later, we got what they were achieving for.
Topic 3: Double V Campaign: After events of WWII, this is about the change from African American women being farm laborers and domestics, and instead, then getting jobs in the city. (How did WWII change the role and significance of African American women?)
Rationale: I’m particularly interested in this topic because after WWII there was a drastic change of once domestic Africans American workers to city workers. This is significant because we can see how greatly a war can alter the social view of minorities. Though WWII mainly talks about how countries like Germany or Japan were affected, we get to analyze the affection of a minority group in