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The Progressive Era | The Call | 3

American History Tellers

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Race, Betrayal, and the Limits of Progressivism

This chapter examines the racial tensions of the Progressive Era, focusing on President Theodore Roosevelt's controversial handling of the 1906 Brownsville shooting. It explores the unjust dishonorable discharges of black soldiers and the subsequent feelings of betrayal within the black community regarding Roosevelt's civil rights stance.

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