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Assignment:

For the following short answer question, describe why the end of slavery did not result in more equity/equality for African-Americans during the time of Reconstruction. Make sure to include specific events, names, and/or definitions in your response. This response should be several sentences long.

Describe what is meant by "shell shock" and include what societal responses there were to the condition.

Describe how labor unions shifted the culture of work and the workforce in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Use specific examples to support your point. This response should be several sentences long.

Ida B. Wells

Read the accompanying link(s) on the slideshow, "The Progressive Era; World War I."

Describe what each figure specifically challenged or critiqued during their time period. How did they reflect it in their actions and/or writing? As you look at your chosen figure's choice of activism (written word, strike, etc.) analyze the desired effect of their action/work. Attempt to answer questions such as: what were they trying to critique? Who do they most likely represent? What were the reactions to their actions? If they published something or spoke to a crowd, what was the central message of that work? These are just some of the questions you might ask yourself as you put together this essay.

Use at least THREE specific quotes (one each from the textbook, a Powerpoint, and your linked article) in your answer. Your essay should have: an introduction with a thesis statement that states what the essay will discuss, at least TWO pieces of evidence to support your thesis statement, and a concluding paragraph. This should be a minimum of four paragraphs. The minimum does not have to be your maximum.

"The city of Memphis has demonstrated that neither character nor standing avails the Negro if he dares to protect himself against the white man or become his rival. There is nothing we can do about the lynching now, as we are out-numbered and without arms. The white mob could help itself to ammunition without pay, but the order is rigidly enforced against the selling of guns to Negroes. There is therefore only one thing left to do; save our money and leave a town which will neither protect our lives and property, nor give us a fair trial in the courts, but takes us out and murders us in cold blood when accused by white persons."