Richmond Times newspaper's Reaction to Booker T Washington in the White House - October 1901
This Virginia newspaper recorded that they were shocked that Teddy Roosevelt would lower the dignity of the White House by dining with a Negro
11: Populism and Progressivism
Plessy v. Ferguson :: 163 U.S. 537 (1896) :Opinion of the Court
Text of the opinion itself. Students would be better served by a quote from the opinion than a teacher's bullet point description on a lecture slide
The argument also assumes that social prejudices may be overcome by legislation, and that equal rights cannot be secured to the negro except by an enforced commingling of the two races. We cannot accept this proposition. If the two races are to meet upon terms of social equality, it must be the result of natural affinities, a mutual appreciation of each other's merits, and a voluntary consent of individuals.
<p>If the civil and political rights of both races be equal, one cannot be inferior to the other civilly </p>
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<p> or politically. If one race be inferior to the other socially, the Constitution of the United States cannot put them upon the same plane.</p>
Heirs of Plessy v. Ferguson team up for change -
This five minute video is a local news broadcast featuring the great granddaughter New Orleans judge Ferguson and the great grandson of a cousin of Homer Plessy. Their meeting is hard to believe, but what they did after they met is even more important. Students should see this
How Woodrow Wilson’s racist policies eroded the Black civil service | Haas News | Berkeley Haas
Any argument referencing "systematic" racism would be well-served by research into the segregation of the federal workforce during the Wilson administration. Census data shows a significant wage gap and suppression of black home-ownership resulting from federally sanctioned segregation and discrimination
The History Place - Child Labor in America
Marcus Garvey: Look for me in the Whirlwind
Companion site for American Experience documentary. Includes timeline and extra information of people and events in film
Democracy and Education: Booker T. Washington Speech
How the Other Half Lives - Hypertext Version (Book)
an early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It served as a basis for future "muckraking" journalism by exposing the slums to New York City's upper and middle classes.
Booker T. Washington. Up From Slavery: An Autobiography
When Washington's autobiography, Up From Slavery, was published in 1901, it became a bestseller and had a major impact on the African American community, its friends and allies. One of the results was a dinner invitation in 1901 by Theodore Roosevelt.
Upton Sinclair - The Jungle
Sinclair wrote the novel to highlight the plight of the working class and to show the corruption of the American meatpacking industry during the early-20th century. The novel depicts in harsh tones poverty, absence of social programs, unpleasant living and working conditions, and hopelessness prevalent among the working class, which is contrasted with the deeply-rooted corruption on the part of those in power.
Twenty Years at Hull House: Jane Addams (Book)
Memoir of the founder of the U.S. Settlement House movement, and the second woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The Emma Goldman Papers
Emma Goldman (1869–1940) stands as a major figure in the history of American radicalism and feminism. An influential and well-known anarchist of her day, Goldman was an early advocate of free speech, birth control, women's equality and independence, and union organization. Her criticism of mandatory conscription of young men into the military during World War I led to a two-year imprisonment, followed by her deportation in 1919. For the rest of her life until her death in 1940, she continued to participate in the social and political movements of her age, from the Russian Revolution to the Spanish Civil War.
Theodore Roosevelt, The Conservation of Natural Resources (1907)
From Theodore Roosevelt's Seventh Annual Message to Congress\nDec. 3, 1907
The Souls of Black Folk, by W. E. B. DuBois (Book)
The book, published in 1903, contains several essays on race, some of which had been previously published in Atlantic Monthly magazine. Du Bois drew from his own experiences to develop this groundbreaking work on being African-American in American society. Outside of its notable place in African-American history, The Souls of Black Folk also holds an important place in social science as one of the early works to deal with sociology.
17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)
16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Federal Income Tax (1913)
Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916 (1916)
This act limited the working hours of children and forbade the interstate sale of goods produced by child labor.
The Rise of Political Woman in the Election of 1912 - Article
Secondary source reading that describes the election of 1912 as pivotal for women's suffrage and women in politics
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures
This selection of 38 pictures includes portraits of many individuals who have been frequently requested from the holdings of the Prints and Photographs Division and the Manuscript Division. Also featured are photographs of suffrage parades, picketing suffragists, and an anti-suffrage display, as well as cartoons commenting on the movement--all evoking the visible and visual way in which the debate over women's suffrage was carried out.
The Crime of 1873 : the Crime itself
William Howard Taft - American President
Summary information and links to more resources from the Miller Center of Public Affairs from the University of Virginia
On Safari With Theodore Roosevelt, 1909
Article about the famous safari he took after his presidency
President William Taft: Health & Medical History
At 5' 11" and 290 pounds, Taft's health is of popular interest, this site details his medical condition, but not that story about breaking the White House tub.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Trial
Comprehensive collection of articles, artifacts and documents from the "Famous Trials" site at the University of Missouri - Kansas City
Theodore Roosevelt: Assassination Attempt, 1912
Short articles with resource links
Du Bois vs. Washington
Web-Based lesson plan with articles and video organized around the question: "Who had the better vision for improving the lives of African Americans, Du Bois or Washington?
Triangle Factory Fire
Excellent resource site with links to newspaper articles, personal accounts, etc.
"Autumn" - poem written by 13-year old Helen Keller
Upton Sinclair and the Muckrakers
Lesson plans from the Era, though unfortunately all video resources are in RealPlayer
The Principles of Scientific Management by Frederick Winslow Taylor