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W.E.D Dubois
W.E.B. Du Bois was one of the most important African-American activists during the first half of the 20th century. He co-founded the NAACP and supported Pan-African-ism.In 1895, he became the first African American to earn a Ph. D. from Harvard University -
muckrakers
Muckrakers were a group of writers, during the Progressive era who tried to expose the problems that existed in American society as a result of the rise of big business, urbanization, and immigration. Most of the muckrakers were journalists -
henry ford
While working as an engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit, Henry Ford (1863-1947) built his first gasoline-powered horseless carriage, the Quadricycle. In 1903, he established the Ford Motor Company, and five years later the company rolled out the first Model T. -
upton sinclair
American novelist and polemicist for socialism, health, temperance, free speech, and worker rights, among other causes.His classic muckraking novel The Jungle (1906) is a landmark among naturalistic proletarian work
