The three men who sought to push business and industry as the way of the "New South" were known as the



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The three men who sought to push business and industry as the way of the “New South” were known as the ___________.
A: Bourbon Redeemers/Triumvirate




Name the Bourbon Redeemers/Triumvirate.
A: Brown, Colquitt, Gordon




Give two examples of jobs and/or positions that the Bourbon Redeemers/Triumvirate held in the 1800’s.
A: Senator, Governor, businessman, general, court justice

This political party established its dominance in the South following Reconstruction.
A: Democrat




This Atlanta Constitution editor was known as the “voice of the New South.”
A: Henry Grady




Henry Grady wrote articles encouraging what in Georgia?
A: growth of business/industry

Atlanta hosted a few of these in the late 1800’s to attract business investors to the city.
A: I.C.E. (International Cotton Exposition)




Name one reason farmers suffered from the new emphasis on business/industry in Georgia?
A: cotton/agricultural prices fell dramatically and loss of labor force




What is the group that farmers formed to help each other with expenses?
A: Farmer’s Alliance

One of the main issues facing farmers during this time period was the cost of mail delivery. Farmers fought for _________ to make mail costs cheaper.
A: Rural Free Delivery (RFD)




What is the political party that farmers in the South formed to promote their interests?
A: People’s or Populist party




This man became a House Representative and leader of the Populist party.
A: Tom Watson

This person became the first woman to be a U.S. Senator after the death of Tom Watson in office.
A: Rebecca Latimer Felton




After Reconstruction, African-Americans in the South were disenfranchised. What does this mean?
A: kept out of government/voting




By being intimidated and even killed for attempting to vote or participate in government, what constitutional right was being denied to African-Americans?
A: 15th amendment

In 1906, this GA governor promoted laws taking away the ability to vote from African-Americans.
A: Hoke Smith




What was the initial cause of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot?
A: newspaper articles about black men attacking white women




The nickname given to laws in southern states that segregated public and private places is _________.
A: Jim Crow laws

This man challenged segregation laws in Louisiana when he was arrested for sitting in a whites only section of a train car.
A: Homer Plessy




What was Plessy’s argument to the Supreme Court?
A: 14th amendment/equal protection rights had been violated




Summarize the Supreme Court’s decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
A: segregation laws are Constitutional if they are “separate but equal”



This law required voters in Georgia to pay a tax before voting.
A: poll tax




This law required voters to show that they could read before being allowed to vote.
A: literacy test




How did voter registration times inconvenience sharecroppers (and most African-Americans) during this time period?
A: registration was during planting season

Name two tactics which the KKK would use to keep African-Americans from voting.
A: burning crosses, guarding poll stations, beatings, murder




During an election, what is the “primary”?
A: selecting a political party’s candidate




Why were African-Americans able to be successfully kept from participating in the Democratic primaries?
A: the political parties are private, not public. Thus, they can restrict voters

Name the two main African-American leaders during the New South time period fighting for rights.
A: Booker T. and W.E.B.




Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans should focus on this to achieve equality.
A: education/training



Booker T. gave a speech at the 1895 ___________ and said he was in favor of __________ and hard work/education.


A: I.C.E./segregation


Booker T. Washington founded this school in Alabama to promote job training for African Americans.
A: Tuskegee




W.E.B. Dubois disagreed with Washington and called for African-Americans to fight for their ___________.
A: civil/political rights




Dubois co-founded this organization that challenged Jim Crow laws in the south through legal means.
A: NAACP

This event discredited Booker T. Washington’s believes in favor of Dubois’.
A: 1906 Atlanta Race Riot




Name three examples of places that would have been legally segregated in the Jim Crow era South.
A: schools, private businesses, parks, public transportation, public facilities, etc




Name two accomplishments of Atlanta resident John Hope in the New South era.
A: first black president of Morehouse, founding president of Atlanta University, first graduate program for blacks

What did John Hope’s wife, Lugenia Burns Hope, establish to help the African-American community in Atlanta?
A: Neighborhood Union




What was the purpose of the Neighborhood Union in Atlanta?
A: provide health clinic, boys & girls clubs, job training




This Atlanta barber was born a slave but rose up to become a real estate buyer and Atlanta’s first African American millionaire.
A: Alonzo Herndon

Alonzo Herndon’s very successful insurance company was a first of its kind in Atlanta for African Americans and is still open for business today. What is it’s name?
A: Atlanta Life Insurance Company














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