The Successes and Challenges Experienced by African Americans and Women in the New Era

Crystal Eastman: Now We Can Begin (1920) http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/22-the-new-era/hiram-evans-on-the-the-klans-fight-for-americanism-1926/

The Klan’s Fight for Americanism (1926) http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/22-the-new-era/crystal-eastman-now-we-can-begin-1920/

1. Summarize Now We Can Begin in no less than one complete paragraph of at least five sentences. What was the primary theme of this document? (10 points)
2. Summarize The Klan’s Fight for Americanism in no less than one complete paragraph of at least five sentences. What was the primary theme of this document? (10 points)
3. In no less than three complete paragraphs of at least seven sentences, each, describe the successes and challenges experienced by African Americans and women during the “new era” as discussed in both the textbook and the documents summarized above. Your answer should be written in your own words with no quotes. Each answer should contain in-text citations: (Chapter, Section #). 25 points.
4. Copy and paste one quote from each document that helped you to understand the author’s purpose. (2.5 points per quote= 5 points)