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Emancipation Proclamation 1863
President Lincoln declared Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 as the United States entered the 3rd year of the Civil war. The Emancipation Proclamtion declared that all slaves are to be set free, but this was not so easy. There were limits to the Emancipation Proclamation such as this only applied to states that seceded from the Union, but most importantly freedom was only granted upon the Union winning the war. -
New Orleans Race Riot
This event happened on July 30, 1864. This event was caused by radical tentsions which were so high because soon after the civil war African Americans were still denied the right to vote. "Black Codes" made Republicans determined to sucure citizen rights. Violence broke out between armed whites and African Americans who were sticking up for what they supported. The African Americans were not prepared to fight and they were attacked, leaving 38 dead and dozens injured. -
Carpetbaggers
Carpetbaggers were people from the north that moved down south during the reconstruction period to try and make money. They got money off the rebuilding. They carried their belonging in luggage called carpet bags. This event caused southerns to become angry at the north for taking advantage of them and getting rich off their troubles. -
Ku Klux Klan
Founded in 1865, extended to almost every southern state. The members of this group waged an underground campaign of intimadation and violence directed at whites and black republican leaders. The goal was to reestablish supremacy. After a period of decline, the members of the group started bombing black schools and churches and started violence against black and white activist in the South. -
End of Reconstruction
When the Reconstruction ended, Republicans only had power over 3 southern states. Blacks were now granted the right to vote. President Grant sent troops to protect black voting rights, since democrats remained violent. The Reconstruction ended because northerns were tired of it, and southern white groups drove Republicans out of office, giving democrats a majority in every southern state. The compromise of 1877 and the removal of federal troops officially ended the Reconstruction. -
Literacy
By 1920 only six percent of the US population couldn't read. The turn of the century brought about a new age and new literature. More people were reading books than ever before, and educational reforms were improving school attendance significantly. -
The Souls of Black Folk
The Soul of Black Folk is a passionate story written about African Americans living in a world divided by color and focuses on the author W. E. B. Du Bois. Published in 1903, it begins with the famous line, "The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line." It then continues to discuss the issue with American slaves and their descendants, and segregation. This story later plays an important part in the American Civil Right Struggle in 1960. -
The Wright Brother First Flight
After many trials and errors, the Wright brothers made their first aircraft that stayed up for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. It helped them to create a new design, which was later tested in 1901. They built a wind tunnel, and this time the work paid off. They flew hundreds of successful flights. On December 14 Orville made the first attempt at powered flight. On December 17 1903, 5 people witnessed the event. -
Titanic
The Titanic was a large British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 1,500 deaths. The ship's passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of immigrants from Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe seeking a new life in North America. Although the ship had advanced safety features, it didn't have enough lifeboats for all the passengers aboard. -
Immigrant Rush
"The American Dream" and the promise for a better life in the US caused many immigrants to come flooding over in the early 20th century. Between 1900 and 1915, over 15 millions immigrants came to the US. That's more than the amount from the last 40 years combined! And in 1916, Mexican immigration reaches an all-time high because the Mexican Revolution, which has been dragging on since early 1910, grows more fierce. -
McClure's Magazine
One of the most popular magazines during the Progressive Era was McClure's magazine. It was known at the time for it's muckraker authors and editors. The magazine's most successful article was actually "The History of the Standard Oil Company" by Ida Tarbell. Some other of the era's most famous muckrakers also worked for the magazine at the time. For example - Lincoln Steffens who exposed the corruption of local governments and Ray Stannard Baker who investigated labor and race relations. -
Citations
Du Bois, W.E.B. "Introduction." The Souls of Black Folk. 1997. Web. 9 Feb. 2016.
"First Airplane Flies." History.com. A E Networks, 2009. Web. 9 Feb. 2016.
"Titanic." History.com. A E Networks, 2009. Web. 9 Feb. 2016. http://www.history.com/topics/titanic.
"The Rush of Immigrants." USHistory.org. 2008. Web. 8 Feb. 2016.
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Citations
"Literacy from 1870-1979." National Center for Education Statistics. Web. 7 Feb. 2016. http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL/lit_history.asp.
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