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Cultural Evolution in Education: From Emma Lazarus to Thomas Edison

Explore the shifting educational landscape from the 1860s to the early 1900s, encompassing diversity, philanthropy, technological innovations, and societal changes. Delve into historical figures like Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver, examining advancements in education for marginalized communities. Trace the impact of prominent philanthropists like Andrew Carnegie on educational institutions. Witness the birth of new media forms like yellow journalism and the advent of jazz and ragtime music. Discover how leisure activities evolved, from watching baseball to the invention of basketball by Dr. James Naismith. Uncover the influence of Thomas Edison's pioneering work on moving pictures and the rise of nickelodeons.

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Cultural Evolution in Education: From Emma Lazarus to Thomas Edison

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  1. Section 3 A Changing Culture

  2. Emma Lazarus… “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” This is found at the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York City.

  3. Education??? 1865 – Most attended school for 4 years 1914 – Most states required kids to have some schooling. 80% of all kids attended elementary or secondary schools

  4. Morrill Act Gave states large amount of federal land that could be sold to raise money for education.

  5. Booker T. Washington Founded Tuskegee Institute in 1881 What was its purpose? To educate and train teachers and to provide practical education for African Americans

  6. George Washington Carver A scientist…. Developed products such as plastics, synthetic rubbber, shaving cream, and paper…..all from? the peanut

  7. Native Americans’ Education Reservation schools and boarding schools trained for jobs….but they were isolated from their tribal traditions

  8. What is a philanthropist?Who was one in a previous chapter? Andrew Carnegie

  9. 2 Newspaper Publishers Joseph Pulitzer He created a new kind of newspaper that grabbed a reader’s attention by using illustrations, cartoons, and huge and scary headlines.

  10. William Randolph Hearst Yellow Journalism The exaggeration of dramatic or gruesome aspects of a story

  11. realism – sought to describe the life of real peopleregionalism – writing that focused on a certain region of the country

  12. John Philip Sousa Wrote rousing marches including…. “The Stars and Stripes Forever”

  13. Jazz and Ragtime Music Became popular in New Orleans, LA in the late 1800s by African Americans Ragtime music was populized by Scott Japlin

  14. How did people spend their leisure time? • watching baseball • first World Series in 1903 • football • English gave of rugby • tennis/golf - wealthy

  15. Dr. James Naismith Invented the game of basketball in 1890s

  16. Thomas Edison made the first “moving pictures” later called….. nickelodeons

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