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Progressive Era, The: Government and Progressive Reform
Reformers seeking ways to get around city bosses, state legislators, and political parties try a variety of tactics. Some western states adopt an initiative process that empowers voters to write their own laws and put them to a vote of the people in...
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Progressive Era, The: African-Americans and Reform
One social question that receives relatively little attention from white progressives is race. Among African Americans themselves, however, the progressive era produces some significant challenges to existing racial norms. Black women engaged in wel...