Lecture 18 on Discrimination

1. Chapter 18
Discrimination in the Gilded Age

2. African American
Chapter 18
I. African
American
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
c. Reformers
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
IV. Indian

3. Roots of racism
Chapter 18
I. African
American
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
c. Reformers
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
IV. Indian

4. discrimination
Chapter 18
I. African
American
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
c. Reformers
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
IV. Indian

5. reformers
Chapter 18
I. African
American
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
c. Reformers
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
IV. Indian
“Dignify and glorify
common labor. It is
at the bottom of life
that we must
begin, not at the
top.”
“The power of the
ballot we need in
sheer defense,
else what shall
save us from a
second slavery?”

6. Chinese
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
III. Mexican
IV. Indian

7. Roots of racism
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
III. Mexican
IV. Indian
“The yellow
terror in all his
glory”
“Melican
Man”

8. discrimination
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
III. Mexican
IV. Indian

9. Think-Aloud
Primary Documents
Think-Aloud
Primary Documents
 Partner up
 Take turns reading alternating
after each paragraph change
 The reader thinks aloud…
 Before beginning the next
paragraph, the listener
paraphrases what he/she heard
 After reading, answer the
Focus Questions

10. Primary Document:
Yellow Book p 477
Primary Document:
Yellow Book p 477
 What are the major themes of
Washington's speech?
 What is Washington’s opinion of
racial segregation

11. Primary Document:
Yellow Book p 480
Primary Document:
Yellow Book p 480
 Why is DuBois critical of
Washinton’s ideas?
 What does DuBois identify as
the most pressing needs of
African Americans?
 Compare Washington’s views to
those of WEB DuBois – Who do
you think had the best solution

12. Primary Document:
Yellow Book p 459
Primary Document:
Yellow Book p 459
 According to Yan, what are the
major stereotypes about the
Chinese immigrants? How does
Yan challenge these?
 What does Yan believe the
Chinese contribute to American
society?
 How does he describe those
who oppose the chinese?

13. mexican
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
I. Indian

14. Roots of racism
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
I. Indian

15. discrimination
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
I. Indian

16. indian
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
I. Indian
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
c. Reformers “Lo the poor Indian! Whose
untutored mind sees grafters on
borth sides, before, behind” -
1913

17. Roots of racism
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
I. Indian
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
c. Reformers

18. discrimination
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
I. Indian
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
c. Reformers

19. reformers
Chapter 18
I. African
American
II. Chinese
III. Mexican
I. Indian
a. Roots of
Racism
b. Discrimination
c. Reformers
It makes little
difference, however,
where one opens the
record of the history of
the Indians; every
page and every year
has its dark stain.
I wish it to be
remembered that I
was the last man of
my tribe to
surrender my rifle.

20. Which of the following
played a more important
role in the economic
development of the
American Frontier:
technological
innovation or
government policy?