AAS 118 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Brownsville Affair, Ragtime, Maggie L. Walker

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: African-American Studies
• Course: AAS 118
• Professor: Ogunbowale Mopelolade

Document Summary

Educational enlightenment can be resistance resistance can be mythical( ) Resistance can mean the pursuit of economic power. We engaged how african americans resisted white supremacy in a variety of ways. Maggie lena walker founded st. luke"s denny, saving bank become wealthiest black women in u. s. Developed a formula to enrich the heir of black women. Derived from charles darwin"s theory of evolution, herbert spencer and william. Graham summer assented that life in modern society was competitive and only those individuals who were mentally, emotionally and physically strong would prevail(win). Obligation to short values of western world oppose white supremacy by produce political, economic, and culture. Hampton normal and agricultural institute(train black to work) train legion of african american and native american to teach skills and embrace hard work diligence and christian morality accepted jim crow practice. Washington & tuskegee leading apostle of industrial training born slave founded tuskegee institution(black college) industrial- agricultural work wound earn respect and acceptance for race(economic)