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
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Name the Bourbon Redeemers/Triumvirate.
A: Brown, Colquitt, Gordon
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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
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This political party established its dominance in the South following Reconstruction.
A: Democrat
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This Atlanta Constitution editor was known as the “voice of the New South.”
A: Henry Grady
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Henry Grady wrote articles encouraging what in Georgia?
A: growth of business/industry
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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)
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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
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What is the group that farmers formed to help each other with expenses?
A: Farmer’s Alliance
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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)
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What is the political party that farmers in the South formed to promote their interests?
A: People’s or Populist party
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This man became a House Representative and leader of the Populist party.
A: Tom Watson
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This person became the first woman to be a U.S. Senator after the death of Tom Watson in office.
A: Rebecca Latimer Felton
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After Reconstruction, African-Americans in the South were disenfranchised. What does this mean?
A: kept out of government/voting
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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
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In 1906, this GA governor promoted laws taking away the ability to vote from African-Americans.
A: Hoke Smith
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What was the initial cause of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot?
A: newspaper articles about black men attacking white women
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The nickname given to laws in southern states that segregated public and private places is _________.
A: Jim Crow laws
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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
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What was Plessy’s argument to the Supreme Court?
A: 14th amendment/equal protection rights had been violated
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Summarize the Supreme Court’s decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case.
A: segregation laws are Constitutional if they are “separate but equal”
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This law required voters in Georgia to pay a tax before voting.
A: poll tax
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This law required voters to show that they could read before being allowed to vote.
A: literacy test
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How did voter registration times inconvenience sharecroppers (and most African-Americans) during this time period?
A: registration was during planting season
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Name two tactics which the KKK would use to keep African-Americans from voting.
A: burning crosses, guarding poll stations, beatings, murder
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During an election, what is the “primary”?
A: selecting a political party’s candidate
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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
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Name the two main African-American leaders during the New South time period fighting for rights.
A: Booker T. and W.E.B.
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Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans should focus on this to achieve equality.
A: education/training
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Booker T. gave a speech at the 1895 ___________ and said he was in favor of __________ and hard work/education.
A: I.C.E./segregation
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Booker T. Washington founded this school in Alabama to promote job training for African Americans.
A: Tuskegee
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W.E.B. Dubois disagreed with Washington and called for African-Americans to fight for their ___________.
A: civil/political rights
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Dubois co-founded this organization that challenged Jim Crow laws in the south through legal means.
A: NAACP
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This event discredited Booker T. Washington’s believes in favor of Dubois’.
A: 1906 Atlanta Race Riot
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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
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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
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What did John Hope’s wife, Lugenia Burns Hope, establish to help the African-American community in Atlanta?
A: Neighborhood Union
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What was the purpose of the Neighborhood Union in Atlanta?
A: provide health clinic, boys & girls clubs, job training
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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
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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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