Muckrakers In The Progressive Movement
The Progressive agenda was the movement in which social activists and those who were educated, wanted to address the economic, political, and cultural questions that had risen with the rapid change of the Industrial Revolution, and the growth of America. Multiple groups and leaders fought for women’s rights, African American rights, and workers’ rights. The philosophies, agendas, strategies, and approaches of these leaders and organizations are different yet similar. It was difficult for the Progressive activists to present a united front. There is also evidence of Progressivism that we see in our modern lives’.
Essentially, the biggest group that played a key role in the fight for the Progressive agenda was the Muckrakers. Muckrakers were …show more content…
Washington was principal of Tuskegee that was an all-black school. He wanted the graduates of the school to prove that, even in freedom, they were productive members of the society. He urged that African Americans to focus on working hard to get what they want. In hopes that eventually, southern whites would grant them their rights. Du Bois, led the drafting of the “Declaration of Principles” that demanded political, economic, and social equality for African Americans. Both men strove for the same rights for African Americans but used different strategies in hopes to accomplish their goals. The textbook states, “Both men cultivated ground for a new generation of African American spokespeople and leaders who would then pave the road to the modern civil rights movement after World War …show more content…
A perfect democracy required the suffrage of citizens and the restriction of political participation to those who are “unfit” based on their health, education, or race. However, they also believed that democracy should be a balance of efficiency, science, technology, and with respect of professional expertise. They refused political parties, yet expected the government to regulate market economy. The textbook states, “Often reformers’ convictions and faith in their own expertise led them to dismiss the voices of the very people they sought to
Essentially, the biggest group that played a key role in the fight for the Progressive agenda was the Muckrakers. Muckrakers were …show more content…
Washington was principal of Tuskegee that was an all-black school. He wanted the graduates of the school to prove that, even in freedom, they were productive members of the society. He urged that African Americans to focus on working hard to get what they want. In hopes that eventually, southern whites would grant them their rights. Du Bois, led the drafting of the “Declaration of Principles” that demanded political, economic, and social equality for African Americans. Both men strove for the same rights for African Americans but used different strategies in hopes to accomplish their goals. The textbook states, “Both men cultivated ground for a new generation of African American spokespeople and leaders who would then pave the road to the modern civil rights movement after World War …show more content…
A perfect democracy required the suffrage of citizens and the restriction of political participation to those who are “unfit” based on their health, education, or race. However, they also believed that democracy should be a balance of efficiency, science, technology, and with respect of professional expertise. They refused political parties, yet expected the government to regulate market economy. The textbook states, “Often reformers’ convictions and faith in their own expertise led them to dismiss the voices of the very people they sought to