2/6/15

1)  Notes ("The Crisis of American Politics: The 1890s")
2)  Test 7 Prep Information:

a)  Discuss the impact and role of the railroad in the western expansion of the U.S.

b)  Discuss the course and impact of the growth of unions in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the U.S.

3)  Continue watching "The Wizard of Oz" and completing the note guide with information as to how it is a political allegory of the 1896 election issues.

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 525-531; 534 ("Race and Politics in the New South")
Focus your reading on:  a) Booker T. Washington's views on segregation (Accommodationist; Atlanta Compromise Address)  b) W.E.B. DuBois' views that disagreed with Washington  c) Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896)