Today we are continuing our blog dissscutions. I presented mine, 7-3. My topic was the two presidents, Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison.
8-3
KKK was a white group, they wore all white. they would go around and slaughter mainly blacks, but other immigrants as well. Sometimes the leader of the KKK would wear red.
Grandfather Clause and pole tax
the pole tax prevented blacks and many other people from voting. offered in 1966
Grandfather clause kept you from voting unless your grandfather and father had voted previously.
Growth in highschools
early 1900s, 7.6 mill people went to school, by 1921 21 mill went to school.
racial discrimination started being corrected. there was still was segregation
most catholics didnt go to public school
many adult immigrants went to night school-learned to speak english and were able to become citizens.
American Lesiure
people needed some kind of entertainment
Cony Island 1903- amusment park in NY
after amusment parks became popular, bicycles became a trend, only for men though.
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