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Fall 09 Week Six: Race in the Progressive Era

14. Mon 10/5 Jim Crow

Reading: GML Ch 17 (608-616) :The Segregated South”
PS = Plessy v. Ferguson, Race Riots in Wilmington North Carolina AND Sharecropper’s Contract 1882

Link to film clip on Plessy v. Ferguson case (8:34) – Chapter 6

15. Wed 10/7 American Imperialism and the Lure of Empire

Reading: GML Ch 17 (624-636) “Becoming a World Power”
AND investigate the Library of Congress collection Spanish-American War, 1898

16. Fri 10/9 The Columbian Exposition: White City, Chicago 1893

Reading: 1893 Columbian Exposition – follow the links under “Welcome” and “Tour” to gain an overview of the fair and its wonders.

There’s also a Flickr set of archival images from the Brooklyn Museum.

Posted in Fall 2009, Week by Week.