If you want
to read dictionary definitions, you can find them beneath this link.
You do 1 of the 3 choices exactly as written.
In each these 3 choices for
Comparison topics, make sure you meet the listed requirements above:
1.
African Americans
in the South from 1867 to 1872 compared
with their condition from 1877 to 1887.
The readings for this comparison topic are:
Time
Period |
What You
Read in the 4th Edition Paperback (For Earlier Editions, See
Below.) |
African Americans in the South from 1867 to 1872 |
Pages 409, 411-413, 420-421, 424 in Chapter 16. Look
for these headings: ·
“The
Fifteenth Amendment” ·
“The Rise of
the Klan” ·
“Breaking the
Power of the Klan” ·
“Grant and the
1872 Election” ·
“The 1872
Election” PLUS some elections from 1868 are in Chapter 16 in
“The Stigma of Corruption.” |
African Americans in the South from 1877-1887 |
Pages
429-430 in Chapter 16 and 453-454 in Chapter 17. Look for these headings: ·
“CONCLUSION”
(stops at “As with”) – These pages include some things that WILL happen after the current time of 1877. ·
“Segregation” Caution:
These pages are about a later time
than 1877, such as the Supreme Court cases after 1883. The laws in these cases are the same ones created in
1875. |
2.
African Americans
in the South from 1872 to 1877 compared
with their condition from 1887 to 1893.
The readings for this comparison topic are:
Time
Period |
What You
Read in the 4th Edition Paperback (For Earlier Editions, See
Below.) |
African Americans in the South from 1872 to 1877 |
Pages 423-429 in Chapter 16. Look for the “The
Failure of Reconstruction” which includes ·
“The Stigma
of Corruption” ·
“The Resurgence
of the Democrats” ·
“Why
Reconstruction Failed” ·
“The Race for
the White House” PLUS some elections from 1868 are in Chapter 16 in “The Stigma of Corruption” on page
424. |
African Americans in the South from 1887-1893 |
Pages
468-469 in Chapter 18. Look for this heading: “The Spread of Segregation.” |
3.
African Americans
in the South from 1872 to 1877 compared with
their condition from 1893 to 1901.
Tip: This is the
easiest of the questions.
The readings for this comparison topic are:
Time
Period |
What You
Read in the 4th Edition Paperback (For Earlier Editions, See
Below.) |
African Americans in the South from 1872 to 1877 |
Pages 423-429 in Chapter 16. Look for the “The
Failure of Reconstruction” which includes ·
“The Stigma
of Corruption” ·
“The Resurgence
of the Democrats” ·
“Why
Reconstruction Failed” ·
“The Race for
the White House” PLUS some elections from 1868 are in Chapter 16 in “The Stigma of Corruption” on page
424. |
African Americans in the South from 1893-1901 |
Pages
495-496, 504-505 Look for these headings: ·
“African
Americans and Segregation.” ·
Paragraph
on 504 beginning “The main combat” through paragraph on 505 ending “brought
harmony at the expense of black Americans. |
The publisher changed the organization of the textbook with the 4th edition. If you are using an earlier edition than the 4th edition, use this link to find:
·
Chapter numbers
and headings for the 3rd edition and earlier editions
·
Specific page
numbers in the 3rd edition paperback.
Students fail at understanding history because they
start writing before they have read enough and even tried to figure things out.
The remaining things on this webpage cover where students have frequently
misunderstood.
Be
cautious. Use the terms provided below this link.
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printable pdf, click here.
Notice these things:
- Notice the
purple shading in the horizontal bar across the table when segregation starts.
- Make sure you
look up the word segregation in the
link to definitions. It does not mean any form of nasty treatment. It is a very
specific form of nasty treatment.