Required Resources : .
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 17 (section 17.4), 18 (section 18.3), 19 (sections 19.1, 19.2),
21 (sections 21.2, 21.4)
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following categories representing minority groups
during 1880-1914:
Women's rights activists
African Americans
Immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
Child workers
Great Plain Indians
Then, address the following for your selections:
Explain the socio-economic status and challenges of your minority groups at the
turn of the century.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect your chosen minority groups?
Analyze how the Progressives brought reform to your selected minority groups.
Do you find that the Progressives were successful in making government
responsive and improve the conditions of your chosen minority group?
SOLUTION
For this week’s discussion, I chose to discuss the plight of African Americans and Child workers as my preferred minority groups.
The socioeconomic status of African Americans at the turn of the century was not any different from how it was in the mid-1800s despite the political and legal changes experienced in the late 19th century. This minority group was subjected to continuous racism through segregation in public spaces. The African Americans had very limited access to various social amenities, such as healthcare, housing, as well as education. The economic status of the African Americans was characterized by high levels of unskilled labor and service occupations. Most people in the community worked on the farms in the South as they did not have their own homes. As for the child workers, most of these children came from poor background, whereby their families were immigrants or lacked resources to support themselves (Schuman, 2017). Lack of finances to support and keep their children at home prompted the children to look for employment opportunities at mines and factories, whereby they encountered hard working situations. Please click the purchase button to access the entire copy at $5