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The Progressive Era | The Call | 3

2025/5/21
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Civil Rights Advocate
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Lawrence Walsh
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Lindsey Graham
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Poll Worker
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Victor Metcalf
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William English Walling
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William Howard Taft
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Lindsey Graham: 作为主持人,我介绍了罗斯福总统在进步时代面临的种族问题。罗斯福总统在布朗斯维尔事件中,不公正地解雇了黑人士兵,这反映了进步主义的局限性。尽管他早期对黑人社区做出了一些姿态,但最终还是屈服于种族偏见。此外,在旧金山日裔学生隔离事件中,罗斯福虽然采取行动避免了与日本的冲突,但未能解决根本的种族歧视问题。这些事件表明,罗斯福的进步主义改革在种族问题上存在明显的不足。 Civil Rights Advocate: 我作为民权倡导者,在与塔夫脱部长的对话中,我强调了布朗斯维尔事件对黑人士兵的不公正,并要求暂停对他们的不光彩解雇令,直到进行适当的调查。我坚持认为,这些士兵没有做错任何事,他们的解雇是基于谣言和偏见。我希望塔夫脱部长能够理解并采取行动,以维护正义。 William Howard Taft: 我作为塔夫脱部长,在与民权倡导者的对话中,我表达了对布朗斯维尔事件的担忧,并承认总统的决定引起了争议。我承诺会尽力劝说总统推迟解雇令,但我不能保证。我也提到,共和党内部也有人反对总统的决定,这表明这个问题在政治上非常复杂。 Victor Metcalf: 我作为劳工和商业部长,奉罗斯福总统之命前往旧金山,试图说服当地学校董事会撤销对日裔学生的隔离令。我向学校董事会主席沃尔什强调,隔离日裔学生可能会破坏与日本的外交关系,并警告说,地方决定有时会产生全球性的后果。我试图让他明白,总统非常重视这个问题,并希望他能够采取行动解决危机。 Lawrence Walsh: 我作为旧金山学校董事会主席沃尔什,在与劳工和商业部长梅特卡夫的对话中,我解释了隔离日裔学生的决定是出于当地的实际情况和压力。我强调,日本学生需要专门的指导,而且社区、工会和报纸都对日本移民持敌对态度。我试图让梅特卡夫部长理解,这个问题不仅仅是教育问题,还涉及到劳工竞争和种族偏见。

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The episode starts by recounting the Brownsville Raid incident in 1906, where President Theodore Roosevelt dishonorably discharged Black soldiers with little evidence. This decision sparked outrage among Black activists and highlighted the limitations of Roosevelt's progressive ideals regarding racial justice.
  • President Roosevelt dishonorably discharged 167 Black soldiers from the 25th Infantry without sufficient evidence.
  • The incident revealed the limits of Roosevelt's progressive agenda on racial issues.
  • The decision caused widespread outrage among Black Americans and led to criticism of Roosevelt.

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In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt discharged 167 soldiers of the all-Black 25th Infantry stationed in Brownsville, Texas. The men were accused of shooting up the town. But there was little evidence to prove their guilt. Roosevelt’s decision sparked outcry among Black activists and revealed the limits of his campaign to build a more fair and just society.

But Black Americans refused to stand on the sidelines of the Progressive movement. In the aftermath of a deadly race riot in Springfield, Illinois, W. E. B. Du Bois and other activists formed a new national organization to fight racial prejudice, the N.A.A.C.P. 

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