What was life like for a black middle class family in the early 20th century? Objective 1. To list some of the values and objectives of the black middle class at the beginning of the 20th century; 2. To outline efforts made by Dr. Pope and other African Americans to gain civil rights in the years before the modern Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s; 3. To identify the attributes that helped Dr. M.T. Pope succeed as an African-American entrepreneur and citizen; 4. To research how race relations shaped their community, past and present. Background Time Period: 1880-1920 Topics: This le Duration: 90 Minutes.