Unit 7 New South Era, Racial Issues, and World War I
Bourbon Triumvirate 3 politicians: Joseph Brown, John Gordon, Alfred Holt Colquitt Dominated GA politics in the late 1800s Favored industry, white supremacy, and stronger ties to the North
Think Pair Share Why were they called the Bourbon Triumvirate?
Henry Grady and the New South He was an editor for the newspaper, Atlanta Constitution Started the New South Movement 3 ideas behind the movement: 1. More diverse food crops 2. Less cash crops 3. More industry
Journal #9 Topic: Grady Strategy: acrostic (B) 5 sentences/phrases
Tom Watson and the Populists Populist Party: political party that supported farmers and African Americans Also known as the People’s Party Lead by Tom Watson He later switched to Democrat in order to get elected into office
Think Ink Share Why did Tom Watson become a Democrat in order to elected into the Senate?
County Unit System Adopted in System used in primaries. The 8 urban counties got 6 votes each The 30 town counties got 4 votes each The 121 rural counties got 2 votes each Which group had the advantage in this system? (Hint: do the math)
Q&A Which group of counties had the advantage in the county unit system? Why?
Rebecca Latimer Felton Became 1 st female U.S. Senator in history (replaced Tom Watson b/c he died) Wanted to end the convict lease system Supported the suffrage and temperance movements
International Cotton Exposition Held in Atlanta in 1895 Purpose: Showcase new machines and inventions Attract northern investors Showcase the growth in GA including industry
Who was a key speaker at the Cotton States Exposition? a.W.E.B. DuBois b.Booker T. Washington c.Alonzo Herndon d.Martin Luther King, Jr.
1906 Atlanta Race Riot Newspaper editors began printing stories of black men assaulting white women in order to get elected into office. Caused a 2 day riot. 18 African Americans were killed and 3 whites.
What caused the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot? A. False newspaper articles on the assault on white women by black men B. Booker T. Washington’s speech on racial inequality C. Plessy v. Ferguson D. The Leo Frank murder case
Leo Frank Murder case in 1913 Frank, a Jew, was accused of murdering a white girl named Mary Phagan. The court went on the testimony of an African American janitor named Jim Conley. Was convicted of murder and pardoned by the governor. He was later lynched.
What was significant about the Leo Frank murder case? What does this case teach us about racial relations in the South in the early 1900s?
Jim Crow Laws Segregated whites and African Americans. What does segregation mean? Different ways they were segregated…bathrooms, restaurants, buses, trains, etc.
Q & A What were Jim Crow laws?
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Homer Plessy tried to ride a “white” car on a train and was forced to move. He refused and was arrested. The Supreme Court said: “separate but equal” is constitutional. What does that mean?
Think Pair Share How did the ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson make Jim Crow laws legal?