Other Americans Seek Justice

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African-Americans Ida B. Wells

Wrote about the lynching of African Americans Booker T. Washington

Founded the Tuskegee Institute of AL Believed African Americans should be patient in

order to make progress in society W.E.B. Du Bois

One of key founders of NAACP Believed African Americans should fight actively

for change

Government jobs Woodrow Wilson segregates government jobs

George Washington Carver Made advances with crop rotation Developed many uses for peanuts

Madame C.J. Walker Created hair care products for African American

women First American woman to become a millionaire

Mexican Americans

Created their own neighborhoods called barrios

Formed mutualistas to help each other

Mutualistas pool money together for insurance, legal aid, and health needs

Asian Americans Immigrants from Korea, Japan, and

the Philippines took low paying jobs in West

In CA, Japanese were banned from owning land and having the same economic opportunities as whites

San Francisco requires Asian Americans to attend separate schools

Gentlemen’s Agreement with Japan

Native Americans

Many NA lost their land promised to them by the government (U.S.)

Society of American Indians Worked for social justice and to educate

white Americans about the NA culture Also felt that NA should adjust to the

white culture