People/Events That Shaped the New South I
Who was known as the "voice of the New South?"
Since Henry Grady was the leader of the "New South" movement, which of the following would he support?
A. Southerners growing more cotton for export
B. Northern investment in southern industry
C. Increased dependency on cotton crop
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, etc.
Cradle to Grace - Toilet to Train - Classroom to Courtroom
Who was president of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?
Booker T. Washington
Who was the northern businessman who came to Atlanta, Georgia to manage the National Pencil Company? What was his ethnicity/religion?
Leo Frank; Jewish
Who led Georgia farmers in the Populist Party?
Which political party was made up of farmers that worked together to solve problems that affected farmers?
The Populist Party
What doctrine became legal as a result of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?
"Separate but equal" facilities were legal & the norm in the South
Which civil rights leader was born in Massachusetts & became an economic & political science professor at Atlanta University?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Who was Leo Frank accused of killing? Include at least 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 to help support large family
What did the Bourbon Triumvirate work toward?
wanted to improve the state economically by bringing new industries/manufacturing (like textiles) and Northern investors to help pay for these changes
What does the term "New South" mean? (must provide at least one of the answer possibilities)
- 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
List three ways Blacks/African-Americans were disenfranchised.
Denied the right to vote by -
1. grandfather clauses
2. poll taxes
3. literacy tests
4. White Primary election
5. KKK intimidation/violence
What is the name for W.E.B. DuBois' plan to raise up African American leaders to pursue social & political integration (end segregation) as well as higher education (college)?
The "Talented Tenth" (for 10% of the African American population)
What is antisemitism?
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
What was the main purpose of International Cotton Exposition? (must state at least two of the answer possibilities)
- To showcase the industries (textile mills) of the New South
- Created to show the economic recovery & potential of the South after Reconstruction
- Tried to get businessmen to invest money in Georgia by building factories
- Lure visitors to the South
- Foster trade
What was Tom Watson's greatest achievement while serving in the U.S. Congress (House of Representatives)?
Endorsed a bill that required the federal government to deliver mail to rural areas (the Rural Free Delivery Bill - RFD)
What is the term used to refer to voting rights being taken away from African American & poor whites?
Disenfranchisement
What did Booker T. Washington believe about social equality among Blacks & whites? (must state at least one of the possibilities)
- He believed in accommodation & a gradual approach to social equality.
- He believed that Blacks & whites should agree to economically benefit from each other
- He believed that Blacks should pursue vocational education & learning a skill/trade to acquire economic security
- He believed that economic security would come before social/political equality
The Leo Frank Case gave rise, once again, to which group & why?
The KKK (Ku Klux Klan) - many Southern whites hated those different than them - (hated Blacks, but also Jews, Catholics, & immigrants)
Which state was Homer Plessy of Plessy v. Ferguson from where he challenged the separate railway accommodations?
Louisiana
Name the members of the Bourbon Triumvirate? (First & Last Names)
John B. Gordon, Alfred Colquitt, & Joseph E. Brown
What is the name of the historic "Black business district/street" in Atlanta that emerged as an outcome to the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre?
Auburn Avenue "Sweet Auburn"
What insurance company did Alonzo Herndon operate & why did he buy this business?
Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company; He bought it to provide insurance for African Americans that were being denied the chance to buy from white companies
What political action angered the mob that would go on to lynch Leo Frank?
The Georgia governor lessened Frank's sentence (commuted) from death to life in prison