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Civil Rights Activist W.E.B DuBois is claimed to be one of the most influential activists of his time. He states numerous times that African Americans should seek a liberal arts education so that people in the African American community will have educated leaders, called the Niagara Movement. Most of the time he seemed to have claims against Booker T. Washington. He did not approve of his gradual approach for change. DuBois pushed for change with protests and demanded that he had his rights given to him. In his book , The Souls of Black Folk, he went against Washington's statement, which was interpreted by him that problems of the African American population was their own problem, and stated that it should be the nations problem. By pushing for such change this is why he is declared one of the great influential figures of the early 20th century.

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This case was one of the most influential to American history. This lead to the U.S. Supreme court ruling under the notion of "separate but equal". This stemmed from an incident in 1892 when Homer Plessy refused to sit in a Jim Crow car. This cause conflict within the 14th Amendment, which required equality among the races. However, the separation of races should not mean the superiority of one race over another. This case sparked outrage among the African American community as the law that was "claimed" was actually very overrated and foolish as Plessy was only one-eighth African American but looked to be Caucasian. Albion W. Tourgee, a vocal white supporter of African American rights, was on the case. He stated that the Louisiana statute violated the 14th Amendment which claims to give citizens equal protection under the law. Sadly, the Supreme Court ruled that this action did not violate the 14th Amendment and states that between the two races they are "separate but equal". Even though this case was lost, this was just the beginning for African Americans earning their rights and fighting for the in the courts. This was now the starting point for African Americans.

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We will be having lunch at Ida B's Table accompanied by our guest speaker Ida B. Wells. As a feminist, journalist, and abolitionist, she strove to bring justice to African Americans and aspired to end lynching in the United States. The lynching of three African Americans led her and her anti-lynching to Memphis to gather more information to produce a report on the lynching incidents. This not only angered the white participants but brought attention to the inhumane problem at hand. Her work is a significant contribution to the Progressive Era of America because added it to the betterment of America in terms of giving equal treatment to African Americans. She belives tis was a somewhat successful Era because of its outcome. Though pesent-day America is full of opportunities for successful living there is some extent of racism in the job market.

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The Haymarket Affair was the aftermath a bombing of a rally in support of eight-hour work days. This event took place at Haymarket Square, Chicago. The bomb blast and the followed shooting resulted in the death of seven police officers and four civilians, along with many others wounded.  The significance of such an event is that the public  began to turn against the labor unions. Later, labor unions had a difficult time connecting to the public. As violence continues, the public shut out connections it had with the labor unions thus decreasing their popularity.

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The labor movement provided a kick start for the formation of unions. Big businesses began to  unify, as did the working class. As more and more people became involved in the working system, the dangers in the workplace also increased. As these problems arised, male, female, black, white, all joined forces to improve these conditions. Some of these conditions included long working hours and dirty, poorly ventilated areas and more often than not perform with faulty equipment. The working conditions however, along with more accidents, lead to longer hours thus producing more goodsEven though as these unions emerged, most citizens did not approve of them. Most tried to keep them away from their businesses, however, that proved to be more dangerous. In New York, March 25th, 1911, a terrible fire broke out in the factory due to the doors being locked from the outside to keep union organizations out. In turn, the fire killed 146 people, all women and 71 injuries.