Georgia 1877-1918 and the New South Key people and events of this Period SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877 and 1918. (a, b, c, and d)

Reconstruction ends After Reconstruction the south was still in turmoil. After suffering most of the war damage, how could it resurrect itself and its economy? The south and Georgia picks itself up and tries to rebuild politically and economically.

Bourbon Triumvirate “Bourbon” the name of a ruling class in France and “Triumvirate” referring to a ruling body of three. Joseph E. Brown, Alfred Colquitt, John B. Gordon, three men united in a common goal to rebuild the south. They were bound together in the belief that in order for GA’s economy to grow, we needed to expand our ties with the industrial North. Wanted to keep many of the old southern tradition, including the belief in white supremacy Active in GA politics from 1872-1890

Joseph E. Brown John B. Gordon Alfred H. Colquitt

Henry Grady “Voice of the New South” Graduated from University of Georgia In 1880 became managing editor of Atlanta Constitution In one of his most famous speeches he stressed the need for industry in Georgia, particularly the textile mills One of the planners of the Atlanta 1881 International Cotton Exposition

Atlanta and the International Cotton Exposition 1895 International and Cotton States Exposition opens It showcased the latest technology in transportation, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, and other fields. Helped attract investor and highlighted Atlanta as a regional business center Booker T. Washington gave the famous speech known as the “Atlanta Compromise “

Courtesy of Atlanta History Center Archives

Tom Watson: a Powerful Leader of his time Member of the Georgia General Assembly, the U.S. House in 1890 and Senate in 1920 Represented the Farmer’s Alliance and the Populist Party, opposed national banks, paper money, and wanted a decrease in taxes for low income citizens Succeeded in instituting an experimental program of bringing free delivery of mail to rural areas (Rural Free Delivery bill)

Thomas E. Watson When many were supporting Northern industry, Watson supported the farmers and the agrarian traditions

The Populists A new political party in the 1890’s Appealed to white farmers who had been struggling due to low cotton prices, debt and high railroad freight charges Developed out of the Farmers Alliance which was an agricultural society Rose in opposition to the Democratic Party Was popular in many southern states but strongest in Georgia

government assistance. Political Cartoon of the time. Farmers needed government assistance.

The 1906 Atlanta Race Riot Occurred September 22-24, 1906 Racial tensions were aggravated by wide spread unemployment White mob attacked innocent blacks after the newspaper erroneously reported that white women had been assaulted by 4 black men Lasted three days until the GA militia stepped in to control the mob and arrested 250 men outside of Brownsville There were varying reports on the death total, it ranged from twenty-five to forty African American deaths, but most accounts agree that only two whites were killed.

October 7, 1906, issue of the French publication Le Petit Journal.

Leo Frank Case Convicted of the murder of 13 year old Mary Phagan, a young worker at National Pencil factory Because he was Jewish, the superintendent of the pencil factory and from the north; he represented many things southerners resented at the time After the governor commuted his sentence to life in prison, a mob from Mary’s hometown of Marietta took him from jail He was lynched on August 17, 1915

Paroles pardoned Frank. In 1986 the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles pardoned Frank.

Plessy v. Ferguson “In the pivotal case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially separate facilities, if equal, did not violate the Constitution. Segregation, the Court said, was not discrimination.” Homer Plessy was arrested in Louisiana for refusing to move from a train seat reserved for whites

Jim Crow Laws and the restriction of civil rights A group of laws in the South that were designed to limit and restrict the civil rights of African Americans Based on white supremacy, these laws separated people of color from whites in schools, housing, jobs, and public gathering places. Through legal means they were prevented from voting Supreme Court supported these laws with the Plessy v. Ferguson decision

Jim Crow “White citizen league barring Black voters” Harpers Weekly 10/31/1874

Separate but rarely equal.

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Differing ideas for reaching equality Booker T. Washington W.E.B. Dubois Popular spokesman for African American rights Believed the best way to equal rights was through education, "industry, thrift, intelligence and property.“ Had a network of supporters (many wealthy northern philanthropists) Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute Founder of the Niagara Movement that later becomes the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Believed the best way to equal rights was through political representation and the “talented tenth” or the intellectual elite

Alonzo Herndon Born a slave and later becomes Atlanta’s first African American millionaire Founder and president of Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Co Owned the Crystal Palace, a barbershop in Atlanta that served elite white society of Atlanta