1. Progressive Movement and African Americans Aim: How did the Progressive movement impact the lives of African Americans?

2. Nina Simone’s, Old Jim Crow Jim Crow http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=nina+simone+old+jim+crow &qpvt=nina+simone+old+jim+crow&FORM=VDRE&adlt=strict#view= detail&mid=64AACE81F0F71F65FC8064AACE81F0F71F65FC80 http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=nina+simone+old+jim+crow &qpvt=nina+simone+old+jim+crow&FORM=VDRE&adlt=strict#view= detail&mid=64AACE81F0F71F65FC8064AACE81F0F71F65FC80 The Jim Crow Laws http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=old%20jim%20crow&qs=n& form=QBVR&pq=old%20jim%20crow&sc=8-12&sp=- 1&sk=#view=detail&mid=700AD95FD1F6013E3945700AD95FD1F60 13E3945 http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=old%20jim%20crow&qs=n& form=QBVR&pq=old%20jim%20crow&sc=8-12&sp=- 1&sk=#view=detail&mid=700AD95FD1F6013E3945700AD95FD1F60 13E3945 Discuss the meaning of the lyrics and the tone of the song. To what extent do you think “Jim Crow” still exists today? Explain.

3. How were African Americans kept from enjoying the civil rights and liberties guaranteed them by the 13 th, 14 th and 15 th amendments? Voting restrictions Property requirements Poll tax Literacy tests Jim Crow Laws which were strengthen by 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson verdict Scare tactics and violence lynchings

4. How did many African Americans respond to legal segregation in the South? Moved to the North but faced racism and de facto segregation Tried to alter the legal system through organizations such as the Niagara Movement and NAACP Mutual aid and benefit societies Showing their achievement in academic fields such as literature, history, sociology, etc. Founding businesses

5. Compare and Contrast Booker T. Washington “The Atlanta Compromise” (1895) WEB DuBois “The Talented Tenth” (1903) With who’s ideas do you agree with most strongly? Explain.