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| Total number of African American Senators and Governors |
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6 Senators (1 woman, only 1 reelected)
4 Governors (only 2 served full terms, 0 reelected) |
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1866-1876
Groups of people who invaded the South:
1. U.S. Army
2. Northern businessmen (carpetbaggers)
3. Northern politicians
-Radical Republicans wanted to give African Americans equality |
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| General social treatment during the Reconstruction period |
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| 1866- Congress ratifies the 14th Amendment (gave rights to everyone but still no full fledged equality) |
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| Political power and voting during Reconstruction |
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1867- 15th Amendment gave permission to African Americans to vote
South institutes:
1. Literacy tests
2. Poll taxes
(Grandfather clause)
By the end of Reconstruction, African Americans were not allowed to vote. |
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1876-1886
"The Redeemers" viewed themselves as saving the South by returning to pre-Civil War behaviors. |
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Started during the Redemption period by Ex-Confederate General, Nathan Forrest.
Believed that African Americans had much too easy of lives during Reconstruction. |
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| Economic growth during Reconstruction |
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13th Amendment provided for 40 acres and a mule
Freeman's Bureau helped incorporate African Americans and give them necessities.
-Was founded with good intent but was a failure
-African Americans did not receive help because there was no budget
Most former slaves had to go into sharecropping where they were worse off than before because they were constantly in debt.
-Landlord was given first 90% of crops.
-Example was Belton's family |
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Booker T. Washington
-Handyman, worked incredibly hard to get through school- Hampton College (Stowe University)
-Believed that black people should have service level jobs.
-"10 Things I Love About White People"
-Washington opened Tuskeegee Institute- Industrial education
-Washington "Cast down your bucket where you are" |
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W.E.B. DuBois
Attended Harvard (DuBois attended Fisk College, which Stowe University was based on. DuBois earned his BA, MA, and PhD from Harbard however)
Believed in the importance of education |
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| Parallels to a slave novel in Imperium in Imperio |
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-No say in court
-Doctor Zackland wants to dissect Belton "perfect specimen"
-speech contest
-Belton's abuse from his teacher
-Bernard's wife's suicide: "black blood poisons white blood," One drop rule
-black's shouldn't be educated (condemned building, Leonard was blackmailed to teach)
-Belton's family home, his clothing
-Dinner with minister (chicken & biscuits were a luxury)
-Bernard's senator father would kill himself if people found out
-Bernard was brought up by his mother (follows condition of mother)
-Senator of __________, State of _____ (shows that all senators were like him) |
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African Americans should wait the situation out and continue to turn in conspirators.
Benefits:
-less hardships from whites (side with the whites)
-little commitment or action
-no risk of blood shed
Pitfalls:
-fall back into slavery
-no action=no change
-no incentive for white majority to change
-after 7 years, people would lose momentum
-lose hope, time, pride
-would tell the government that the black people didn't care |
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To invade U.S. naval vessel and take over Texas
Benefits:
-timely actions
-building rights and identity (unity)
-if they win, they would have true freedom & their own country
-keep their pride, even in death
-opportunity to weaken enemy
Pitfalls:
-guaranteed to lose
-death
-risk of retaliation to slavery
-traitors (fighting against those who gave them rights) |
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| Grigg's treatment of Washington & DuBois |
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Belton (Wahington):
-Well educated but can't find a job
-postal clerk (required no special training)
-teacher (considered worthless)
-his education actually harmed him, making him go to ridiculous means to ever find a job
Bernard (DuBois):
-Imperium-look out for sharecroppers, keep up with linching
-Talented tenth
The two men make their lives better by:
-a whole lot of nothing
-condition does not change
-mostly talk with no action
-more interested in being right than actually changing anything (they should have compromised) |
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| Publishing Imperium in Imperio |
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Griggs printed, published, and sold the book door to door.
He had already written & sold 6 novels.
Chose to self publish and sell:
-no changes could be made
-fear of losing prefix or appendix
-control of consumer (factories could buy one and share)
-wanted people to understand, create a dialogue |
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In love with Bernard (they met at a social gathering)
When Bernard asks her to marry him, she wants to tell him the next morning. She commits suicide by a gas leak rather than weaken the African American blood line by marrying a mulatto. |
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| Teacher who married Belton after he became a postal clerk. First kiss was during a party game "In the Well." Belton leaves her because of the white baby but later discovers that it was his child. |
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Secret African American Society
Belton was in charge, wants Bernard to become president
Had over 850 million dollars at their disposal
Jefferson College, Texas
Bernard started a secret newspaper that only members were allowed to read |
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