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A. African–Americans & the Struggle for Equality Negative & positive aspects of African–American life Includes mob violence/intimidation & African–American rights/equality efforts Important Events/Places: 13th/14th/15th amendments, marriage law (1866), U.S. Civil Rights Act (1866), Separate Coach Law (1892), Berea College, Berrytown (Louisville), Kentucky State Normal School for Colored Persons, Louisville National Medical College, Simmons University (AKA State University, Louisville) Important People/Organizations: Gov. W.O. Bradley, Mary E. Britton, John Gregg Fee, Dr. Henry Fitzbutler, Nathaniel Harper, H.A.M. Henderson, Gov. Knott, Elijah Marrs, Isaac Murphy, Ora Porter, Colored Teacher’s Association, Freedmen’s Bureau, Ku Klux Klan, Regulators Important Concepts: boycott, church/school burnings, Emancipation Day, "jim crow," lynchings, "Palmer Pass," prejudice, segregation, stereotype B. Social Stereotyping Violence & alleged lawlessness during Reconstruction, including vigilantism & feuding Examination of resulting negative & positive Appalachian stereotypes, mainly perpetuated through local & national media Important Concepts/People: local color writing, mountaineer, John Fox, Jr., Regulators Notable feuds: "Bloody Breathitt," Hatfield–McCoy, Rowan County War |