PROMPT:
The Progressive-era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women’s suffrage, and the living conditions of impoverished immigrants overcrowded into urban slums. The Progressive-era stands out as a time when reformers sought to address social ills brought about by a rapidly changing society. Debates surrounded issues such as political corruption, the regulation of business practices, racial equality, women’s suffrage, and the living conditions of impoverished immigrants overcrowded into urban slums.
In order to prepare for this discussion forum:
Review and identify the relevant sections of Chapter 22 that support your discussion.
Read Booker T. Washington’s speech – http://www.emersonkent.com/speeches/atlanta_compromise.htm
Read W.E.B. Du Bois – https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/niagara-movement-1905-1909/
The Niagara Movement’s : “Declaration of Principles” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIQ-N3R4oXE
The Women’s Suffrage Movement – https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/1920s-america/a/the-nineteenth-amendment
Excerpt from How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis – https://www.nysut.org/~/media/files/nysut/resources/lesson-plans/industrializationurbanization_scaffolding-how-the-other-half-lives.pdf?la=en and the photography of Jacob Riis – https://mymodernmet.com/jacob-riis-how-the-other-half-lives/
After you have completed your readings post a response to only ONE of the following questions.
When it came to the issue of suffrage, did all women agree? Explain.
Which social problem was Jacob Riis addressing through his work? How did he communicate the severity of this problem?
