HIST 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Brenham, Texas, Rais, Assertiveness
1 Nov 2016
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Texas history: the ku klux klan and racism. *concepts such as patterns and bundling help us understand the texas past. So put the kkk and the (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1006)(cid:1004)"s a(cid:374)d ra(cid:272)is(cid:373) together, a(cid:374)d tell (cid:373)e. Larger context of the kkk and connections with racism. Aftermath: variation in prices economy fluctuated with a sense of insecurity. Can be an explanation of the kkk. Turned to something that promised an easy solution. Railroad unions went on strike to recover some of the wages they did not receive. Prevent wages from being cut as economy bounced up and down. Race riots in texas and around the country. White people attacking aa in their communities: tulsa prosperous aa community and was burned to the ground. Women dressed differently and worked outside of the home. The klan grew (was an american thing build on southern roots) and closely connected to places that experienced rapid growth. Sense of instability people lived in different environments.
