The yakama nation signed major treaties at which 1855 conference

The reservation was created in 1855 by a treaty signed by the Governor of the Washington Territory, Isaac Stevens, and representatives of the Yakama tribe. Several native leaders thought that those representatives did not have the authority to cede communal lands and did not obtain a true consensus in the council or in the tribe. A dispute over the treaty led to the Yakima War (1855-1858) against the United States.

booker t. washington was an educator who established the tuskegee institute. washington argued that african americans should learn trades that would offer them the opportunity to be progressive citizens. instead of fighting against discrimination, washington argued that african americans should use their education and knowledge to become self-sufficient in american society and not in competition with white americans.

w.e.b du bois was the founder of the niagara movement and later the naacp, du bois disagreed with washington. he argued that african americans should consistently fight for racial equality.

ida b. wells was a journalist who wrote about the horrors of lynching in the south. wells work could be considered muckraking as it led to the development of the anti-lynching campaign.