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This Georgia politician was one of the leaders of the Bourbon Triumvirate and supported white supremacy and the rights of landowners.
Who is Joseph E. Brown?
This 1906 event in Atlanta led to the deaths of many Black people and the destruction of Black businesses.
What is the 1906 Atlanta Riot?
this system, established in Georgia, was designed to ensure political power remained with rural, white voters.
What is the County Unit System?
This event in Europe, beginning in 1914, was caused by a mix of nationalism, alliances, imperialism, and militarism.
What is World War I?
She worked to improve the lives of African American women in Atlanta and was known for her work in community activism.
Who is Lugenia Burns Hope?
This man was a leading journalist and advocate for the "New South" during the late 19th century.
Who is Henry Grady
This event, held in 1881, was an effort to showcase the South's economic progress and attract Northern investment.
What is the International Cotton Exposition?
This landmark Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine, solidifying racial segregation.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This Georgia contribution involved more than 100,000 soldiers who fought in WWI, with many from rural areas.
What are Georgia’s Contributions to WWI?
This man was a prominent African American leader who supported vocational training and founded the Tuskegee Institute.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
He founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and became one of Georgia’s most successful African American businessmen.
Who is Alonzo Herndon?
This case in 1913 brought attention to anti-Semitic sentiments in Georgia, with a Jewish man being accused of a crime he likely didn’t commit.
What is the Leo Frank Case?
This law, along with violence, was used to prevent African Americans from voting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What is Disenfranchisement and Violence?
This social activist led efforts to improve education and health care in the African American community in Georgia.
Who is John Hope?
This African American leader argued for the "Talented Tenth" and helped to establish the NAACP.
Who is W. E. B. DuBois?