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What’s Happening in the following weeks….

What’s Happening in the following weeks…. Revolutionary War, Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow Era TEST Thursday! Remember – It is open note, so…bring your notes! NO FINAL EXAM!  FINAL PROJECT: Details on Thursday. We will be working on this in class ALL next week.

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What’s Happening in the following weeks….

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  1. What’s Happening in the following weeks…. • Revolutionary War, Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow Era TEST Thursday! Remember – It is open note, so…bring your notes! • NO FINAL EXAM!  • FINAL PROJECT: Details on Thursday. • We will be working on this in class ALL next week.

  2. Bell Ringer11/29/11 • During the Jim Crow Era, what would have been the best way for African Americans to make gains in society and fight for equality?

  3. Two Af/Am Intellectuals Two Approaches to Equality Booker T. Washington W.E.B. DuBois Common Question: “What should African Americans do to get their place in society?”

  4. Booker T. Washington1856-1915 • Born a slave • Educated at Hampton University • Founder of Tuskegee University

  5. The Atlanta Compromise • BTW gave speech at the “Negro Pavilion” • Urged southern blacks AND whites to “cast down your bucket where you are.” (1) • "In all things that are purely social, "he said, "we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.“ (2)

  6. B.T. Washington’s Plan • Blacks should not blame whites for their situation • Blacks should start from the bottom and work up • Build economic base with farming/industry • ACCEPT Jim Crow: work for economic opportunity • Civil/political rights NOT as important as economic opportunity • Developed programs for job training & vocational skills (3)

  7. Approach endeared him to influential whites Dined with President Roosevelt in 1901

  8. Asked whites to give job opportunities to black people • Popular with white leaders in North/South • Unpopular with many black leaders • Considered an Uncle Tom (4)

  9. W.E.B. DuBois1868-1963 • Born in Boston, Mass. as a free black • Educated at Fisk and Harvard University • Initially supported B. T. Washington

  10. DuBois's Plan • Wrote “The Souls of Black Folk” where he criticized Washington’s approach • “The problem of the 20th century will be the color line.” • Demanded immediate equality • Blacks should get educated • Advocated the Talented Tenth • Black doctors, lawyers, intellectuals (5)

  11. NAACP • Founded by 60 people - 7 African American (DuBois, Ida B. Wells) • Goal was to secure for all people the rights guaranteed in the 13th ,14th and 15th amendments • First president was a white lawyer • DuBois directed Publications and Research • (6)

  12. Who Would Have Said It?..For each quote, identify the speaker: Booker T or WEB? “Demand equality and demand it now!” (7) “Be a plumber, be an electrician...get a job and earn the respect of the white man.” (8) “We are just as smart any white person, if not smarter! We shouldn’t need to prove that! Demand that Jim Crow laws be repealed throughout the South now!” (9)

  13. Booker T and W.E.B. Poem/Song • How can a poem illustrate the differences between Washington and DuBois? • Compare/ContrastOR focus on one person only • Must have a chorus and two versus – repeat the chorus twice

  14. Choice Assignment – 20 pointsYou may perform for 20 points extra credit • Option #1 - Create a Venn Diagram detailing the differences between the two intellectual leaders. Use this to juxtapose their positions in your chorus and versus and take a stance on which one you agree with. • Option #2 – Create an identity chart for Booker T. Washington OR W.E.B. DuBois. Your chart should detail words, phrases and pictures that would describe and give information about them. Next, use this information to create your poem/song.

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