10: Industrializing Society

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Louis Hyman on Twitter: "In my history of consumption class, I teach about #Sears, but what most people don't know is just how radical the catalogue was in the era of #Jim Crow. #twitterstorians"
Louis Hyman on Twitter: "In my history of consumption class, I teach about #Sears, but what most people don't know is just how radical the catalogue was in the era of #Jim Crow. #twitterstorians"
Sears Roebuck's catalog business helped Black Americans by giving them a means to shop when white shop owners denied them.
Louis Hyman on Twitter: "In my history of consumption class, I teach about #Sears, but what most people don't know is just how radical the catalogue was in the era of #Jim Crow. #twitterstorians"
xkcd: The Pace of Modern Life
xkcd: The Pace of Modern Life

Although the sources are not linked, this wonderful collection of quotes and excerpts from articles of the late 19th early 20th century shows how are concerns for the pace of modern life are not much different than our predecessors of 100 years ago.

This is an easy US II discussion forum assignment at the start of the year.

xkcd: The Pace of Modern Life
The synchronicity of 'The Wizard of Oz' and Pink Floyd's 'Dark side of the Moon' - YouTube
The synchronicity of 'The Wizard of Oz' and Pink Floyd's 'Dark side of the Moon' - YouTube
US History teachers that use Henry Littlefield's Wizard of Oz analogy device in a lesson about the Gilded Age can use Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" synchronicity as a quick device to peak their interest.  This video scrambles the music at parts to move the the best examples, but the inclusion of video, music and lyrics  is excellent.  You can also watch it just for fun.
The synchronicity of 'The Wizard of Oz' and Pink Floyd's 'Dark side of the Moon' - YouTube
Lisa Kaplan on Twitter: "THREAD: Today I went to the public library for the first time in a long time. A woman came up to me and asked me to help her with the computer so she could apply for a custodial job. She had gone to the organization she wanted to
Lisa Kaplan on Twitter: "THREAD: Today I went to the public library for the first time in a long time. A woman came up to me and asked me to help her with the computer so she could apply for a custodial job. She had gone to the organization she wanted to
Thread discusses the challenges facing people who do not have an email address or phone in trying to simply get a job
Lisa Kaplan on Twitter: "THREAD: Today I went to the public library for the first time in a long time. A woman came up to me and asked me to help her with the computer so she could apply for a custodial job. She had gone to the organization she wanted to
Who is credited as inventing the telephone? Was it Alexander Graham Bell, Elisha Gray, or Antonio Meucci?
Who is credited as inventing the telephone? Was it Alexander Graham Bell, Elisha Gray, or Antonio Meucci?
Another example of a ".gov" site with a validity problem - Although this site claims that "of course" Bell is the father of the telephone, it describes how two other men could be credited. This is the think slice of history - look to Tim Wu to provide a deeper explanation. (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/books/review/excerpt-the-master-switch.html?_r=0)
Of course, Alexander Graham Bell is the father of the telephone.
Who is credited as inventing the telephone? Was it Alexander Graham Bell, Elisha Gray, or Antonio Meucci?
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925 illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs, original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music, and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions. They also document the specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture and art, agriculture and other industries, and cultural and social life in California. From the Library of Congress
The Chinese in California, 1850-1925
radicalcartography
radicalcartography
1870 Census of the United States in infographics. Wonderful primary source
radicalcartography
Andrew Carnegie: Gospel of Wealth
Andrew Carnegie: Gospel of Wealth
To resolve what might seem to be contradictions between the creation of wealth, which he saw as proceeding from immutable social laws, and social provision he came up with the notion of the "gospel of wealth". He lived up to his word, and gave away his fortune to socially beneficial projects, most famously by funding libraries.
Andrew Carnegie: Gospel of Wealth
The Gospel of Wealth Book by Andrew Carnegie
The Gospel of Wealth Book by Andrew Carnegie
The complete and original book - all 48 pages of it. Who gets to decide which sentence teachers will pull out from it to give to students?
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The Gospel of Wealth Book by Andrew Carnegie
The Making of African American Identity: Vol. II, 1865-1917, Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature, Toolbox Library, National Humanities Center
The Making of African American Identity: Vol. II, 1865-1917, Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature, Toolbox Library, National Humanities Center
A collection of primary resources-historical documents, literary texts,and works of art-thematically organized with notes and discussion questions from National Humanities Center from National Humanities Center
The Making of African American Identity: Vol. II, 1865-1917, Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature, Toolbox Library, National Humanities Center
Dawes Act (1887)
Dawes Act (1887)
Approved on February 8, 1887, "An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations," known as the Dawes Act, emphasized severalty, the treatment of Native Americans as individuals rather than as members of tribes.
Dawes Act (1887)
Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act : Chapter 1
Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act : Chapter 1
Monopolies are legal - the justice department says so.  Just show this document to students and have them interpret the language in Chapter 1 concerning "The Anticompetitive-Conduct Requirement".  Then try to explain to them how it is possible for so many lazy teachers across the country teach their students that monopolies are illegal.
Section 2 prohibits acquiring or maintaining (and in some cases attempting to acquire) monopoly power only through improper means.<a href="#N_36_"><sup>(36)</sup></a> As long as a firm utilizes only lawful means, it is free to strive for competitive success and reap the benefits of whatever market position (including monopoly) that success brings, including charging whatever price the market will bear. Prohibiting the mere possession of monopoly power is inconsistent with harnessing the competitive process to achieve economic growth.
Another great way to teach critical thinking is to show students how they are lazily taught that monopolies are illegal.  Have them take this paragraph from a Justice Department report and justify how it can permit monopolies.  This could be a simple ten minute thought exercise at the start of class
Competition and Monopoly: Single-Firm Conduct Under Section 2 of the Sherman Act : Chapter 1
Curriculum - Women & the American Story
Curriculum - Women & the American Story
From the New York Historical Society. Teachers should skim through this while planning to see how and where they can incorporate lessons, ideas and events of women's history into their planning.
Curriculum - Women & the American Story