schools for blacks
separate black and white schools for kids
the facilities for the blacks were not very good quality
the blacks had to wait their turn to be taught
higher education for african americans
the students had to go to one room school houses
the teachers were not allowed to get married and have kids
if the farm kids passed 8th grade it was good
the kids were only taught the basics
the rich kids were sent to academies
the spread of mass culture
as more americans began to go to school cultures began to change
in order to get bigger audiances people used interesting titles for magazines and newspapers
presley- sat in a whites only part and got in trouble
set up segregation in our country
separate but equal
amusement-
coney island came up in the 1800s
amusement park- people kept adding to it
bicycling was popular for guys, it was very unsafe
women liked the new bicycle because it was easier
tennis was popular- everyone thought it was really fun
skyscrappers
became more popular when steel came around
steel was more flexible so you could make buildings taller
one of the first skyscrappers was made of bricks
flat iron building
segregation and restirctions
1867- 1877 reconstruction act
johnston wanted everything to stay the same he wanted blacks and whites separate
the 15th ammendment was made by president grant- allowed you to vote not based one the color of your skin
the blacks had to take a test to vote
they got hard questions
literacy tests
had to pay a tax
if whites couldn't read or write they could apply for a test thingy
the blacks couldn't
(grandfather clause)
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