People
Who made the term New South
Henry Grady
What was the name for the south during its rebuilding
The New South
What piece of technology made slavery prominent
What is the Cotton Gin
What are Jim Crow laws?
Laws that were there to enforce segregation.
Who is Alonzo Herndon
A successful African American businessman located in Atlanta.
What did people do to have control over African Americans
Racial violence and threats
What was the Cotton Gin made to do?
It was made to remove the seeds from cotton plants
Make segregated areas separate but equal
What are the names of the members in Bourbon Triumvirate?
Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, and John B. Gordon
How did the Cotton Gin increase the use of slaves?
The farmers wanted the slaves to use and maintain the Cotton Gin
What was the International Cotton Exposition
What was the 13th amendment?
It formally abolished slavery
Who is Booker T. Washington
Founder of Tuskegee Institute
What was Williams v. Missisipi?
The 1898 Supreme Court case that upheld Mississippi's poll tax and literacy tests
What was the 14th amendment?
It granted citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the US
Who is W.E.B DuBois
Founder of the NAACP
Why were the Cotton Exposition so important?
What was the 15th am?
It prohibits federal and state governments from states governments from denying a citizen the right to vote.