Vocab
the separation of races
Segregation
thought that African Americans should concentrate on achieving economic goals rather than political ones; urged African Americans to postpone the fight for civil rights and instead concentrate on preparing themselves educationally and vocationally for full equality
Booker T. Washington
What type of conditions did most African Americans live in?
poor white farmers and African Americans
Farmers' Alliance
to make a difference in treatment or favor on a basis other than individual merit
Discrimination
rejected the Atlanta Compromise and was concerned with protecting and exercising voting rights
W.E.B. Du Bois
What job did most African Americans have?
Sharecroppers
similar to the Farmers' Alliance, formed by African American farmers
Colored Farmers' National Alliance
hangings without proper court proceedings
Lynching
launched a crusade against lynchings; the number of lynchings decreases due to her efforts
Ida B. Wells
What two ways did Southern states restrict African Americans from voting?
Poll tax and literacy test
assisted African American nurses, waitresses, and domestic workers
Women Wage Earners Association
laws passed by Southern States that enforced discrimination
Jim Crow Laws
challenged a Louisiana state law forcing him to ride in a separate railroad car; arrested for riding in a “whites-only” car
Homer Plessy
What court case set a new doctrine of “separate but equal” facilities for African Americans?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
founded by Mary Church Terrell to help female African American workers
National Association of Colored Women
requires all citizens registering to vote to pay a $2.00 tax
Poll Tax
fought against lynching, racism, and sexism; help found the National Association of Colored Women
Mary Church Terrell
What were African Americans that migrated to the west called?
speech that urged African Americans to postpone the fight for civil rights and instead concentrate on preparing themselves educationally and vocationally for full equality
Atlanta Compromise