Unit 5 New South: Grady, Watson, Felton
“The New South” New South: A phrase used to describe southern progress in the late 1800s…Industry! Henry W. Grady: first to use the phrase…editor for the Atlanta Constitution Henry W. Grady Example of Georgia Industry
Henry Grady Democratic political leader Supported Bourbon Triumvirate Promoted/led: -Principal planner for 1881 International Cotton Exposition -Northern Investment -Southern industrial growth -Diversified farming -White supremacy -Cotton Expositions -Creation of Georgia Tech
International Cotton Exposition Atlanta hosted in 1881, 1885, and 1895 Used to market and attract business to ATL Helped recovery and development 200,000 people attended Ran for 2.5 months
Cotton States and Internat’l Expo Biggest Expo in ATL: 1895 800,000 attendees Booker T. Washington gave famous: ATLANTA COMPROMISE SPEECH Helped promote GA’s “rise from the ashes” of the Civil War
Tom Watson Fought for poor farmers, working class, African Americans Left Democrats and helped form the “People’s Party” AKA Populist Party Sponsored a law that created “rural free delivery” RFD- Rural free delivery- a service of the United States Postal Service to deliver mail to homes of rural residents Later in life….turned against Catholics, blacks, and Jews (white supremacist) in his newspaper The Jefferson
The Progressive Movement Started out of the Farmers Alliance and Labor unions Goal: Progress! Society Business Government fight poverty improve working conditions votes for women prison reform outlaw alcohol break up large corporations regulate businesses decrease corporate power in government greater voice of “the people” more voters did not seek to increase participation of blacks in elections
Rebecca Latimer Felton writer, political activist, reformer first female senator in U.S. history (served only 24hrs) Married William Felton (state legislator) Member of the Independent Democrats (against Bourbon Triumvirate) Supported temperance, or prohibition (banning alcohol) fought for women’s suffrage (right to vote) Wrote for Atlanta Constitution