The Industrial Revolution

Required Resources

Text

· Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014). The American story: Perspectives and encounters from 1877 . San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

· Chapter 1: The West

· Chapter 2: Industrialization

· Chapter 3: Gilded Age Politics

Article

· O'Malley, M. (2004). Alien menace. Retrieved from http://chnm.gmu.edu/exploring/19thcentury/alienmenace/assignment.php

· This article provides images and explanation related to the reception many immigrants in the late 1800s received. It also discusses the idea of “whiteness” and how that characterization did or did not apply to these immigrants.

Multimedia

· Jones, R. (Writer), & Hawksworth, R. (Director & Producer). (2001). The American industrial revolution  [Video file]. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47596&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

· This film discusses the Industrial Revolution, including the social, cultural, economic, and political impacts.

Recommended Resources

Articles

· Hudson, L. M. (2008). Entertaining citizenship: Masculinity and minstrelsy in post-emancipation San Francisco. Journal of African American History, 93(2), 174-197. Retrieved from the http://www.jaah.org/

· This scholarly article looks at the ways that minstrel shows portrayed African American men and how these portrayals reflected social attitudes related to race and masculinity in San Francisco in the years after the Civil War. This is a scholarly secondary source that can be used for the discussion board posts and for the Final Project. This article can be accessed from the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

· Zylstra, G. D. (2011). Whiteness, freedom, and technology: The racial struggle over Philadelphia’s streetcars, 1859-1867. Technology and Culture, 52(4), 678-702. Retrieved from https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/technology_and_culture/

· This scholarly article provides additional explanation related to the conflict over race, gender, and ethnicity in the late 180s by focusing on the streetcars in Philadelphia. This scholarly secondary source can be used as a source for the discussion boards and for the Final Project. This article can be accessed from the Project MUSE database in the Ashford University Library.

Reading

· Wallenstein, P. (2012). Identity, marriage, and schools: Life along the color line/s in the era of Plessy v. Ferguson. In S. Cole & N. Ring (Eds.), The folly of Jim Crow: Rethinking the segregated South (pp. 32-45). Retrieved from the ebrary database.

· This e-book chapter provides additional information on segregation in the South at the end of the 19th century, especially in relation to identity, personal relationships, and education.

Multimedia

· Burns, R. (Producer, Writer, & Director), Ades, L. (Producer), & Sanders, J. (Writer). (2003). New York, 1865-1898: Sunshine and shadow [Television series episode]. In R. Burns (Executive producer), New York: A documentary film by Ric Burns. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=44172&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

· This film provides elaboration and a visual medium through which students can find additional information on urban life at the end of the 1800s. It can be used as a source for the discussion boards and for the Final Project.

· Kunhardt, P. W., & Sheppard, S. (Executive producers). (2002). What is Freedom? [Series episode]. In Freedom: A history of US. Retrieved from https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=44253&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

· This film discusses the challenges faced by former slaves in the years just after the Civil War as they sought to find freedom. It can be used as a source for the discussion boards and for the Final Project.