An approach to literature, art, and theatre that shows things as they really are
Realism
-Early movie theaters
-Viewers could see a movie for as cheap as a nickel
Nickelodeon
Most popular sport in the 1890s and early 1900s
Baseball
-Famous American author
-Writings focused on realism and regionalism
-Wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Mark Twain
In art or literature, the practice of focusing on a particular region
Regionalism
-Residential areas outside of cities
-Occupied by the middle class
Suburbs
Investigative reporters who wrote newspaper and magazine stories that brought problems to the attention of the public
Muckrakers
-Educator who founded the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
-Tuskegee was created to train teachers and provide a practical education for African Americans
Booker T. Washington
-Corrupt political boss of New York City's Democratic political machine in the 1860s and 1870s
-Controlled police, courts, and some of the newspapers
William "Boss" Tweed
-Powerful organizations linked to political parties
-Controlled local governments in many cities