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African americans faced Jim Crow Laws- forced segregation

Segregation- did not allow blacks in certain places

Racial discrimination

Blacks were lynched - murdered by mobs

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Ida B. Wells a racism reformer during the Progressive Era

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Ida B. Wells- american journalist - worked to fight against black lynchings in the sout

W.E.B. Du Bois -  helped start NAACP

Booker T. Washington- Tuskegee Institute

(NAACP) - worked to end discrimination against African Americans in the U.S.

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama

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Tuskegee Institute, Alabama

school helped african americans learn trades and gain economic strength

Gentlemen’s Agreement - Japan stopped Japanese from working for the US

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Back during the Progressive Era the problem was racism. Some of the things that happened were the Jim Crow Laws. segregation, racial discrimination, etc. Now the problem is discrimination against African Americans and other groups. These connect together because they both show racism. Also in both time periods african americans were murdered.

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During the 1880s, 1910s racism was huge. Some of the reformers were Ida B. Wells, NAACP, and W.E.B. Du Bois. Now some reformers are Rachel Cargle, BLM, and Color of Change. One thing the same between both time frames were.

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During the Progressive Era the solutions to racism were to build a school where Africans could learn strategies. Now, they arrest people for hate crimes.

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They get sentenced to prison because of hate crimes

Eliminating barriers to political participation

review and revise long-standing practices and policies to ensure all individuals are treated equally

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Black Lives Matter- global organization to get rid of white supremacy

Color of Change-  online racial justice organization whose goal is to mobilize its members to knock down walls that hold Black people back

Rachel Cargle- academic writer, speaks about racial injustice

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African americans are getting killed because of their color - George Floyd, Jayland Walker, and more)

Discrimination forms- “inadequate enforcement of existing anti-discrimination laws”; “ineffective use and dissemination of data”; economic disadvantage experienced by minority groups; “persistent discrimination in employment and labour relations”; “segregation and discrimination in housing”