Transcript Chapter 20, Section 4 - Union Endicott High School

Chapter 21, Section 4:
Public Education and
American Culture
Main Idea: The growth of
public education was
closely linked to other
changes in American
culture.
A. Growth of
Education
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The need for better
schools increased
after the CW as
industry grew.
Schools helped
immigrant children to
assimilate more
quickly.
Schools stressed
discipline & obedience.
High schools, colleges
and libraries became
more common.
B. Headlines &
Scandals
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Newspapers became more popular as
cities grew larger and people became
more educated. They helped people
overcome cultural differences and
provided cities with a sense of
community.
Joseph Pulitzer (NY World) vs. William
Randolph Hearst (NY Journal) – 2
newspaper giants that competed for
sales. Led to yellow journalism –
exaggerating the news to sell more
papers
Nellie Bly – famous female journalist
C. New Reading
Habits
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Magazines become popular – Harper’s,
Nation
Dime novels – low-priced paperbacks,
usually adventure stories about “Wild
West”
Horatio Alger – rags-to-riches stories (hard
work)
Realists–authors that wanted to show life
as it was
 Stephen Crane – The Red Badge of
Courage
 Hamlin Garland, Jack London, Kate
Chopin
Paul Laurence Dunbar – 1st professional
African American writer
D. Mark Twain
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Real name was Samuel
Clemens
His writing was very “down-toEarth.” His characters were
“home-spun.”
The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn is his most famous work.
Story of a boy who befriends an
escaped slave as they travel
down the Mississippi River
together. Was banned in many
schools and libraries (claimed to
be a bad influence on kids).
E. Realism in Art
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Winslow Homer – New
England coast scenes
Thomas Eakins – human
anatomy & surgeries
Henry Tanner – black
sharecroppers
Ex-patriots – Americans
that moved to other
countries. Many artists
chose to leave the U.S. and
paint in Europe.