Changes to African American Society and Culture from 1865 to 1929

By fredmorgan

  • Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment

    Ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment
    1865 - Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified and added to the Constitution . This action, after approximately 246 years, finally succeeded to “terminate and forever prohibit the existence of Slavery within the limits of the jurisdiction of the United States. ”
    P. Scott Corbett et al., U.S. History (Houston,TX:OpenStaxCollege, Rice University, 2014 http://cnxz.org, Chapter 16.1, National Archives website, The Constitution
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  • The Freedman's Bureau establised

    The Freedman's Bureau establised
    1865 - The Freedmen’s Bureau was established to assist former slaves with things they were previously denied; land ownership, financial independence, education, and the ability to participate in the political process. It assisted former slaves with obtaining labor contracts, establishing elementary schools and institutions of higher education .
    Corbett, U.S. History, Chapter 16.2
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  • Afro American Soldiers Serve with Distinction

    Afro American Soldiers Serve with Distinction
    1898 – The Twenty-fourth Infantry was instrumental in the successful possession of San Juan Heights in Cuba. This battle gave the regiment long overdue accolades. The hypocrisy of Jim Crow-era racism faced by Buffalo Soldiers never deterred them from giving their all.
    Shine, Gregory Paynter. "Respite from War: Buffalo Soldiers at Vancouver Barracks, 1899-1900." Oregon Historical Quarterly 107, no. 2 (2006): 196-227. http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.uta.edu/stable/20615635.

  • The Atlanta Compromise

    The Atlanta Compromise
    Booker T. Washington delivered a speech at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta, GA. He implored Blacks to work hard, so that their successes would convince whites that they were worthy of civil rights and political participation. He felt that social and economic growth would most benefit them.
    Corbett, U.S History, Chapter 21.3
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  • The Great Migration of African Americans

    The Great Migration of African Americans
    The Great Migration of African Americans caused the Black population of New York City to double. Segregation still existed, and Blacks were forced to live in segregated neighborhoods. Harlem, became a mecca for African Americans. Although conditions were not perfect in the north, leaving the racially intolerant south afforded a chance to obtain the things that offered a chance at prosperity - an education, the ability to vote, & less KKK. Corbett, U.S. History, Chapter 24.3

  • The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance
    The Harlem Renaissance was a literary, artistic, and intellectual movement that fostered a new cultural identity for the northern Black.. Cultural expression and pride fostered a rejection of any White influence. Authors of the movement included Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Claude McKay. McKay’s poem, “If We Must Die” encouraged Blacks to fight back against those who felt it was justifiable to kill an African American without reason.
    Corbett, U.S. History, Chapter 24.3