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American Culture in the Late 1800's
Covers characteristics of American culture in the late 1800's.
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Freedmen's Bureau
Built grade schools for African American & white students
Discipline & obedience
Stressed in schools
newspapers
Source of information, helped overcome cultural differences, helped establish pride in one's city
Joseph Pulitzer
Owned "The World", had 1st mass circulation newspaper
Nellie Bly
Researched cruely in mental hospitals first hand, causing reform in that area
William Randolph Hearst
Owned New York "Journal", competed for readers
Yellow journalism
Term that referred to reporting that dealt with scandals, crime and gossip
Newspaper attractions
pictures, bold headlines, comics, sports
