Unit 4 SAQs

• Question:
  Explain the impact of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision (1896) on African American life in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. How did this decision contribute to the rise of segregation in the South?
  
• Question:
  Assess the economic challenges faced by African Americans during the Gilded Age. How did segregation and disenfranchisement affect African American opportunities in the workforce?
  
• Question:
  How did disenfranchisement laws, such as literacy tests and poll taxes, contribute to the marginalization of African Americans during the Progressive Era? Provide specific examples of their effects in Southern states.
  
• Question:
  Compare and contrast the responses of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois to the racial discrimination and segregation of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. How did each leader’s philosophy aim to address African American challenges?
  
• Question:
  Describe the rise of Jim Crow laws during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. How did these laws institutionalize racial segregation in the South, and what were their social and political impacts on African Americans?
  
• Question:
  Evaluate the role of African American migration patterns in response to the harsh conditions of segregation and disenfranchisement during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. How did migration to northern cities influence African American life and culture?
  
• These questions can help assess students' understanding of the social, political, and economic conditions African Americans faced during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, as well as their responses to those challenges.