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The Progressive Era and Race: Reaction and Reform, 1900 1917,Used
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In this comprehensive, unflinching account, David W. Southern persuasively argues that race was the primary blind spot of the Progressive Movement. Based on the voluminous secondary works produced over the last forty years and his own primary research, Southerns synthesis vividly portrays the ruthless exploitation, brutality, and violence that whites inflicted on African Americans in the first two decades of the twentieth century. In the former Confederate states, where almost 90 percent of blacks resided, white progressives followed the lead of racist demagogues such as Pitchfork Ben Tillman and James Vardaman by consolidating the Jim Crow system of legal segregation and the disfranchisement of blacks, resulting in the emergence of the oneparty Democratic South. When legal discrimination did not sufficiently subordinate blacks, southern whites resorted liberally to fraud, intimidation, and violencemost notably in ghastly lynchings and urban race riots.Yet, most northern progressives were either indifferent to the fate of southern blacks or actively supported the social system in the South. Yankee reformers obsessed over the concept of race and became ensnared in a web of scientific racism that convinced them that blacks belonged to an inferior breed of human beings. The tenures of both Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote more about race than any other American president, and Woodrow Wilson, who was reared in the Deep South, proved disastrous for African Americans, who reached their nadir even as Wilson led the United States on a crusade to make the world safe for democracy.Southern goes on to persuasively reveal that African Americans courageously fought to change the implacably racist system in which they lived, against overwhelming odds. Indeed, it was the rise of the militant New Negro during the Progressive Era that provoked much of the antiblack repression and violence. Dr. Southern further examines how the origins of the modern civil rights movement emerged in the wake of the rivalry between Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois, going beyond an analysis of their leadership to illuminate other important African American activists who held strong views of their own.Finally, an epilogue assesses the malignant racial heritage of the progressives by looking at the discrimination against African Americans, both those in and newly returned home from the armed forces, during World War I and the numerous race riots in northern cities that were in part occasioned by the largescale migration of southern blacks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'The Progressive Era and Race: Reaction and Reform, 1900 - 1917'? A: The book primarily examines how race was a significant blind spot for the Progressive Movement, detailing the exploitation and violence inflicted on African Americans during this period.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author is David W. Southern.
- Q: What is the condition of the used book? A: The book is listed in Acceptable condition.
- Q: How many pages does this book have? A: This book contains 240 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: The book was published on March 21, 2005.
- Q: What edition is this book? A: This is the first edition of the book.
- Q: In what format is the book available? A: The book is available in paperback format.
- Q: What topics does the book cover regarding the Progressive Movement? A: It covers topics such as legal segregation, disfranchisement of blacks, and the responses of African Americans to systemic racism.
- Q: Does the book discuss the civil rights movement? A: Yes, the book examines the origins of the modern civil rights movement, highlighting key figures like Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.
- Q: Is there any analysis of the impact of World War I on African Americans in the book? A: Yes, the book includes an epilogue assessing racial discrimination against African Americans during World War I and the race riots that occurred.