1.5.3 Test (TS): Populism and Progressivism U.S. History Sem 2 (S2558062) Points possible: 60 Test Corina Reyes Date: ____________ The Big Question How did farmers‚ activists‚ workers and politicians face the problems of industrial America during the Populist and Progressive Eras? Section 1: Short-answer questions (30 points) In this section‚ you will write a two- to three-sentence response to each of the following items. Remember to use examples and be specific. 1. What factors caused many
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writers‚ and performers. During the Harlem Renaissance‚ African-Americans moved up North to Harlem‚ an upper-middle white class neighborhood in New York City. In Harlem‚ African-Americans used their voices to protest racial Violence. For example‚ W.E.B Du Bois a founding member of NAACP led a parade of African-Americans in New York to protest racial violence. As you can see‚ this is a birth scream and it is modern because this is the first time African-Americans got together in the streets to march against
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Du Bois was a prominent advocate for African American rights and the editor of The Crisis‚ which was published by the NAACP (pg. 158). In this article‚ he called for the U.S. to uphold its promises for equality for all people. He stated that African Americans
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trying to control blacks. Blacks were controlled in many ways‚ one of the ways that they were controlled was that they did not receive a proper education. “If you control a man’s thinking then you will not have to worry about their actions” (W.E.B Du Bois). It is obvious that the reason for oppressing blacks in America is fear. Fear will only corrupt one’s mind‚ “ people who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction‚ and anyone who insist on remaining in a state of innocence long
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Why did Reconstruction fail? Reconstruction in the United States is historically known as the time in America‚ shortly after the Civil War‚ in which the United States attempted to readdress the inequalities‚ especially of slavery and many other economic‚ social and politically issues including the poor relationship between the North and the South of America. These problems were highly significant in America‚ and a variety of groups in government tried to resolve these problems‚ but this only led
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Harlem Renaissance‚ a blossoming (c. 1918–37) of African American culture‚ particularly in the creative arts‚ and the most influential movement in African American literary history. Embracing literary‚ musical‚ theatrical‚ and visual arts‚ participants sought to reconceptualize “the Negro” apart from the white stereotypes that had influenced black peoples’ relationship to their heritage and to each other. They also sought to break free of Victorian moral values and bourgeois shame about aspects of
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address. Dubois himself had his own problems with what Booker T. Washington was trying to say in his address. Dubois didn’t like the fact that Washington was trying to promote a policy of submission for asking them to give up fundamental privileges. Du Bois explains to the people that this policy has effected African Americans in negative ways by contributing to the loss of the vote‚ the loss of the whole idea of being a citizen‚ and the loss of aid towards education system. I for one am with Dubois
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a common ground and language that everyone can follow. However‚ students take this standard negatively and believe they are being targeted because their language is not seen as traditional. W.E.B. Du Bois created the idea of “double consciousness” which is described as living two identities. The theory of having two identities relates to what Anzaldúa wrote in “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” as she talks about how she portrays herself as “white” as she can in a school setting‚ but once she returns home
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by a substantial growth of art‚ creativity‚ and academia elicited via the African-American lifestyle. As noted in the broadcast‚ there were prominent figureheads who can partly be held responsible for this notable enlightenment‚ including W.E.B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey. Although this era evidently resulted in substantial benefits for many citizens living in urban America‚ the time also paved the way for the conception of Harlem’s
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abstract expressionism. He had reproduced tight friendships with writers such as James Baldwin whom he would later paint a portrait of. Delaney-gained inclusive acknowledgement for his pastels portraits of well-known African Americans such as W.E. B. Du Bois and Duke Ellington. In 1954 Delaney moved to Paris and spent his remaining years till his death on March 26‚ 1979. Delaney was known for his friendly nature with people and his love for mankind manifest in his paintings and drawings that stretched
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