Hey everyone! Today we learned about the early reformers of the Jim Crow Period. This would be part of the social welfare goal of the Progressive Movement. We learned about the different laws that limited African American rights. We then learned about one of the first reformers during this period, Ida B. Wells. Wells was a schoolteacher and muckraker who began to fight against discrimination, segregation, and lynching. Then we compared and contrasted the beliefs of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois.
For homework, you are to read the handout (double-sided) about the foundation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). After reading it, answer these questions:
1.) What are the NAACP's goals?
2.) How does it relate to the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
3.) Is it still very strong today? Please find a current event (within the last 2 years) that the NAACP has had influence on (HINT- the NAACP website is a good place to start)
For the Period 1-2 (A) class, you all asked me if I could put up a debate between supporters of Washington and supporters of Dubois. If you are in that class and want to comment, you will get extra credit as long as you have an in depth response. The debate is below this post.
Have a great and long weekend!
~Mr. Mazur
1) The NAACP's goals are to fight for black civil and political rights, end racial discrimination, fight for integration and against discrimination in all areas of American life.
ReplyDelete2)This document relates to the Plessy v. Ferguson case because both are fighting for rights of the people. Plessy sat in an all-white railroad car to gain respect and to challenge the courts. Since he was half white half black, they were forcing him to sit in the black carriage car, but he refused. This brought him to court where Ferguson charged him as guilty. Because of situations like this, the NAACP formed a group to fight for the rights of people and fight against discrimination.
3) Yes, the NAACP are still strong. They are at the moment fighting for better education; mainly for colored and disadvantaged children. They have a four part agenda to securing access for disadvantaged and colored children:
1) great teaching
2) fair discipline
3) equitble resources
4) a college and career ready curriculum
This all stems from the work of the late Daisy Bates, a former president of the Arkansas State Conference of the NAACP. She fought and stayed firm footed on where she believed education should be and so now this year, in early December they plan to move forward in bettering the techniques of education.
(http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/daisy-bates-summit-2010/)