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Social Reform and Segregation

Horizontales
Headquarters of the famous boss Tweed
This prominent black leader argued that he saw advantage in delaying civil and political rights for African Americans and urged the need to protect voting rights
Americans can rise in society and go as far as their talents and commitment would take them
A tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be paid before the person could vote
The most famous settlement house founded by Jane Addams
This prominent black leader summed up his views in a speech that proposed African Americans concentrate on achieving economic goals rather political ones
The process of acquiring or causing a person to acquire American traits and charateristics
Title of a book written by Andrew Carnegie that emphasized philanthropy
The idea that that some people failed in life simply because they were caught up in circumstances they could not control
Verticales
Poor white farmers and poor African American farmers joined together to try to influence Congress to ensure fair shipping rates for their products
Different treatment or preference on a basis other than individual merit
A well known political boss who founded Tammany Hall in New York City
She launched a fearless crusade against "lynching"-the old fashion word for hanging
Using your fortunes to create the conditions that would help people help themselves
These African Americans escaped sharecropping in the South by relocating to Kansas where they could own their own farms
This type of house provided medical care, English classes and recreational programs
Humans were different from animals because they had the ability to make plans to produce the future outcomes they desired
Term used to describe the period 1870 to 1900, "shiny on the outside but rotted on the inside"
The catchphrase of "survival of the fittest" summarized their philosphy
The separation or isolation of a race, class, or group
This organization provides bible studies, citizenship training, group activities and low cost boarding for young men
Statutes (laws) enacted to enforce segregation