Chapter 19 section 4
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The document summarizes the struggles of African Americans in the late 19th/early 20th century, including being discriminated against in housing and jobs. It discusses Booker T. Washington, who was born into slavery but helped found Tuskegee Institute to provide training in trades, and advised gaining rights gradually. It also discusses W.E.B. Du Bois, who received a PhD from Harvard and agreed with Washington on training but disagreed on accepting segregation, forming the NAACP to fight for equal rights.
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Chapter 19 section 4
- 1. Section 4Struggles for Justice
- 2. Discriminated against in North & SouthLandlords refused to rent homes in white areasRestricted to worst housing & poorest jobsAfrican Americans
- 3. Born into slaverySelf educatedWorked in coal mines & attended school when he could1881Helped found Tuskegee Institute in AlabamaOffered industrial & agricultural trainingAdvised African Americans to learn trades & to move up gradually in societyPractical approach won support from Carnegie & RockefellerHelped build trade schools Presidents also sought his advise on racial issuesBooker T. Washington
- 4. 1st African American to receive a Ph.D. from HarvardAgreed with Washington on needing trainingDisagreed with him on accepting segregationUrged black to fight segregation1909Joined w/ others to form National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)Worked for equal rights for blacksW.E.B. Du Bois