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African American Achievers in the New South

African American Achievers in the New South. Harry McDonough Goodbye My Lady Love. Standard. SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918. . Element.

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African American Achievers in the New South

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  1. African AmericanAchieversin theNew South Harry McDonough Goodbye My Lady Love

  2. Standard SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918. Element c. Explain the roles of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon.

  3. Essential Question What key issues were significant during the New South era?

  4. Today’s Agenda Open: ~ Review “Jim Crow” Work ~ Interactive PowerPoint notes Session: ~ Video, “Washington vs. DuBois”, “The Alonzo Herndon Family”, and “African American Inventors” Close: ~ Add people to “Faces of the New South” Bio Book

  5. Today’s Key Terms • Booker T. Washington • W.E.B. DuBois • Niagara Movement • NAACP • John and Lugenia Burns Hope • Alonzo Herndon

  6. Booker T. Washington • Born a slave in Virginia • Civil rights leader of era • President of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama • Supported good relations between blacks and whites • Worked to improve the lives of African Americans through economic independence • Believed social and political equality would come with improved economic conditions and education • Famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech (1895) • Criticized by DuBois and the NAACP for not demanding equality immediately • Died in 1915

  7. W.E.B. DuBois • Born in Massachusetts • First experienced “Jim Crow” laws as a college student in Tennessee • Professor at Atlanta University • Believed in “action” if African Americans and whites were to understand and accept each other • Demanded immediate social and political rights • Thought Booker T. Washington was too accepting of social injustice • Wrote, “The Souls of Black Folk” (1903) • Helped to create the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the Niagara Movement(joined African-Americans together to fight for civil rights

  8. John and Lugenia Hope • Civil rights leaders • John was first black president of Morehouse and Atlanta University • He was friends with Washington and DuBois • Like DuBois, believed that African Americans should actively work for equality • Part of group that organized the NAACP • Hope’s wife Lugenia, worked to improve sanitation, roads, healthcare and education for African American neighborhoods in Atlanta

  9. Alonzo Herndon • Born a slave in Georgia • “Rags to riches” story • Opened 3 barber shop businesses • His Peachtree street shop was known as the “Crystal Palace” which served elite white citizens in Atlanta • 1905 opened Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company which sold life insurance to African-Americans • Today it is one of the largest African American businesses in the US • Worth over $200 million and operates in 17 states

  10. Washington vs. DuBois Video Log Record at least 2 facts to share with the class.

  11. The Alonzo Herndon Family Video Log Record at least 2 facts to share with the class. http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/alonzo_herndon_family

  12. African-American Inventors Video Log Record at least 2 facts to share with the class. http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/african_american_inventors

  13. “Bio Book” Checklist (Page 1) Harry McDonough Goodbye My Lady Love

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