Bell Ringer: Review Journal 92 / A: Although consumer culture appeared to be democratic, consumer venues became sites of contest. The appeal of department stores to female customers invited wealthier women into the public realm under a banner of commercial domesticity that was less available to poor, working-class women. Technology also became a class marker. Wealthier and middle-class homes purchased electricity, telephones, and washing machines. On railroads, seating was divided by class so that wealthier customers could surround themselves with other men and women of means. First-class cars became sites of racial contest as well, as black passengers who purchased first-class tickets were often refused a seat. Segregation characterized not just rail cars but most of public life in the South. While Americans were consuming more, class and race lines became more defined, and many Americans found themselves left out of the progress afforded by industrialism. (5 min)
Agenda:
1. Grade Journals 81-90 (5 min)
2. Consider what forces created the kinds of racism that were rampant in post-Civil War America. Why did racism, not just against African Americans, but also against all minorities, become so pervasive?
3. Exam Alert: Students should be able to articulate the key concepts of the Plessy decision. This case has frequently appeared on previous AP exams, in both the multiple-choice and free-response sections.
4. Journal 93 - What changes in American society precipitated the rise of national parks and monuments? (10 min)
"In an industrial society, the outdoors became associated with leisure and renewal rather than danger and hard work."
5. National Park Service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HSg5ccJQqo (8 min)
6. What was the Sierra Club?
Government agencies and conservation organizations had to contend with corporate interest in the control of natural resources. You should be able to recognize how and why debates and policies over the environment and natural resources have changed since the end of the nineteenth century.
7. An outstanding resource for studying American environment history is the National Humanities Center's Website "Nature Transformed." Choose a link in one of the three sections on the website and write a summary of your findings. (rest of class)
Terms to know: Plessy v. Ferguson, Young Men's Christian Association, Negro Leagues, National Park Service,
Home Learning:
1. Journal 94 - In what ways did the Comstock Act reflect and contradict the realities of American life in the industrial era?
2. Read Chapter 18, pages 584-592
3. Chapter 18 IDs, due Thursday, February 1, 2018
4. Thinking Like a Historian 18, due Friday, February 2, 2018
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