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What group did W.E.B DuBois help create?

NAACP

What was the name given to the movement/era that sought to expand industries, to diversify agriculture beyond cash crops such as cotton, and grow more food crops?

The New South

Who was Henry Grady?

Influential editor of the Atlanta journal Constitution

What was Grady's vision of a "New South"?

A Southern economy built on industry, manufacturing, and commerce instead of agriculture

How did Populist Tom Watson change Georgia and the nation?

He challenged the dominant Democratic Party in GA, and established RFD

What were White Primaries?

Allowed only white voters to participate in primary elections

What were the 2 causes of the 1906 Atlanta Riot?

Atlanta crime rates increasing and white politicians blaming it on black people & Newspapers publishing articles of assaults on white women by black men

What did white people do at the Atlanta Riot?

Attacked black people, neighborhoods, businesses. 10 black and 2 white people died.

How did Alonzo Herndon influence other African Americans?

He supported local institutions and charities devoted to advancing African American business and community life.

What did Booker T. Washington believe African Americans should do to gain respect and equality?

Build themselves up economically and use 'self help' and hard work

Which political party was in control of Georgia's politics during the New South Era?

Democrats

What did W.E.B. DuBois believe about black equality?

Encouraged education & political action to achieve equality

Who was Alonzo Herndon?

Former slave/sharecropper who became a successful barber, owned many properties and founded the ATL life Insurance Company

Who was W.E.B DuBois?

Free born man from Massachusetts, first black person to get a PHD from Harvard

Who was John Gordon?

Governor of GA,Civil War military leader,Helped reduce state debt

How did the International Cotton Expositions impact Georgia economically?

It brought thousands of jobs & millions of dollars to the region.

How did the ruling by the Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson impact African Americans in the US?

It upheld Jim Crow laws & established a legal doctrine known as "separate but equal" for all black people.

How did government policy deny rights to certain individuals and groups during this era?

Jim Crow Laws

Who were the 3 members of the Bourbon Triumvirate?

Joseph Brown, John Gordon, Alfred Colquitt

Who was Leo Frank found guilty of murdering?

Mary Phagan

What happened to Leo Frank after he was sent to prison?

People from Mary's hometown kidnapped Frank from prison and lynched him.

What are 4 methods of disenfranchisement?

Poll tax, grandfather clause, white primaries, & literacy tests

What was the Poll Tax?

Required voters to pay for the right to vote

What was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?

Ruled against Plessy

What were the beliefs of the Populists?

Rural free mail delivery (RFD),Discounted rail rate for transporting agricultural products,Co Ops to buy agricultural goods at discounts

What was the purpose of the International Cotton Expositions held in Atlanta?

Spotlight GA's growing textile industries and attract investors.

What was the Grandfather Clause?

Stated that you only had a right to vote if your grandfather voted in an election BEFORE the Civil War

Why did people kill Leo Frank?

They wanted to get their version of "justice"

Why were Jim Crow laws passed in Georgia?

To legally impose racial inferiority on black people

What is disenfranchisement?

To prevent someone from voting

Who was Joseph Brown?

US Senator for GA,GA Governor for 4 terms,Believed in educational improvements

Who was Alfred Colquitt?

US Senator from GA,Governor of GA,Also helped reduce state debt

What were literacy tests?

Voters were tested on their reading skills and required to prove they could read/write


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