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11.3: Striving for Equality
Minorities Face Challenges in the Progressive Era & African Americans Promote Civil Rights
The massive influx of immigrants, coupled with the growing industrialization in the country, resulted in rapid
urbanization in the northeast and Midwest.
As immigrants came to cities, the Americanization movement was designed to assimilate them into the dominant
culture of most Americans. Despite these efforts, many immigrants chose to live with those of similar backgrounds,
and ethnic communities were formed in major cities across the United States.
Follow this link to a video on Woodrow Wilson’s failures in addressing Civil Rights.
1) What may have influenced Wilsons’ decision to appoint segregationists as the heads of federal agencies?
2) Where did segregation expand and return to during Wilsons’ presidency?