People/Groups Who Shaped the New South I
Since Henry Grady was the leader of the "New South" movement, which of the following would he support? A. Southerner growing more cotton for export B. Northern investment in southern industry
B. Northern investment in southern industry
What happened when "Jim Crow" laws were passed in the South?
Segregation - separate bathrooms, schools, water fountains, railroad cars
Who disagreed with Booker T. Washington?
- W.E.B. DuBois - He believed social equality must come before economic equality
Who was the northern businessman who came to Atlanta, Georgia to manage the National Pencil Company? What was his race/religion?
Leo Frank; he was Jewish
Which New South Georgia leader wanted to help poor farmers, both black and white, by lowering taxes for farmers?
Tom Watson or Henry Grady
Thomas (Tom) Watson
What was the immediate cause of the Atlanta Race Riots in 1906?
Immediate cause - Atlanta newspapers printing false stories of black violence against whites
What beliefs did W.E.B Dubois have?
He believed that protesting and getting an education was the way for civil rights to be accomplished.
Who was Leo Frank accused of killing? Give one description of this person.
Mary Phagan - a 13 year old factory worker in Leo Frank's factory, from Marietta, GA, paid very little for working long hours
Who were the Bourbon Triumvirate?
- A group of political leaders who worked to improve the state of Georgia economically after the war through shared economic and political goals - All three Georgia governors wanted to improve the state economically by bringing new industries/manufacturing (like textiles) and Northern investors to help pay for these changes
What were the Bourbon Triumvirate best known for?
- a group of political leaders that worked to improve Georgia economically after the war through shared economic and political goals (bring industry/manufacturing to GA, new ways of farming & Northern investment) - there were white supremacists & altogether ruled the state of Georgia for 20+ years, but they are BEST known for bring economic change to Georgia
What were the underlying causes of the Atlanta Race Riots, 1906?
Underlying cases - black and whites competing for jobs, African Americans being denied their voting rights (civil rights)
What beliefs did Booker T Washington have?
- he believed that the best intrests of black people could be realized through education, hard work and job skills.
What is antisemitism?
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
What was the main purpose of International Cotton Exposition?
- To showcase the industries of the New South - Created to show the economic recovery and potential of the South after Reconstruction - Tried to get businessmen to invest money in Georgia by building factories
Which group was made up of farmers that worked together to solve problems that affected farmers?
A. the Bourbon Triumvirate B. the Populists
The Populists - a group of farmers that worked together to solve problems that affected farmers.
What action became legal as a result of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?
- Segregation - Jim Crow laws were passed even more by Southern states - "Separate but equal" facilities were legal and the norm in the South
Where did Booker T. Washington grow up?
** HINT; Was he born in the north or south?***
Booker T Washington grew up in the south
The Leo Frank Case gave rise, once again, to which group?
The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) - many Southern whites hated those different than them - (African Americans, Jews, Catholics, & immigrants)
What does the term "New South" mean?
- A South that would develop industry/manufacturing like the North (moving away from farming as the main way to make a living) - A South that would develop new ways/diversity in agriculture - A South that call for Northern investors to help pay for the South's changes in industry and agriculture
What was Tom Watson's greatest achievement while serving in the US Congress (House of Representatives)?
Passes a bill that required the federal government to deliver mail to rural areas (the Rural Free Delivery - RFD)
List two ways African Americans were disfranchised ( Denied the right to vote) .
2. poll taxes 3. literacy tests
Where did W.E.B Dubois grow up?
* HINT: did he grow up in the north or south?
W.E.B Dubois grew up in the North. He lived in a neighborhood that allowed him to inact with white and black people.
What did the Leo Frank case reveal about racial tension in the South during the early 1900s?
- It revealed the antisemitic and anti-North feelings of many Georgians - Many Southern whites hated those different than them - the KKK emerges again (hated Afro. Am., but also Jews, Catholics, & immigrants) - Poor Georgians resentful of (angry at) big business that represented the Northern interests & operated by Northern transplants like Leo Frank