Graphic Organizer #2
Who was Leo? Pencil factory manager Accused of killing Mary Phagan He was Jewish The People vs. Leo Frank
Mary went to the factory to pick up her pay Factory closed due to holiday Later that evening she was found dead. Who was Jim Conley? Janitor at the pencil factory Changed story several times In his final story, he claimed Leo asked him to help dispose of the body. What happened?
During the case Windows open in courtroom. Public could hear trial. Jurors had to walk through protestors to get to courtroom every day. Results of the case Leo Frank convicted and sentenced to death. The Governor of Georgia received new evidence and changed his sentence. Georgian’s were outraged. A mob of citizens lynched Leo Frank. The Trial
To be continued with our MOVIE in APRIL!!!!!! Alonzo Mann/Frank’s Legacy
Jim Crow Laws Laws designed to separate the races. Created separate facilities for blacks and whites. Separate But Equal
Homer Plessy was 1/8 black. He decided to sit in the “white” section of the railroad car. He was arrested. Case goes to Supreme Court. Tested the 14 th Amendment. Plessy lost. “Separate but Equal” is created. Plessy vs. Ferguson
Depriving a person of their right to vote Racial violence- Used by KKK to control the vote Poll tax- A charge poor people could not pay White Primaries- Only whites allowed to vote Literacy Test- Had to pass reading test in order to vote Disenfranchisement
You could “exempt” if you Owned 40 acres of land Were a person of good character The “Grandfather Clause” Exemptions to Literacy Test
Booker T. Washington Educator, Speaker, Author, Political Activist Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama Supported Jim Crow laws Black Leaders disagreed with him Early Civil Rights Leaders
He spoke at the 1895 Cotton States International Exposition held in Atlanta. Encouraged blacks to be proficient in agriculture, mechanics, commerce and domestic commerce “Dignify and glorify common labor” These words shaped race relations for the next 20 years. His speech proposed that blacks and whites should agree to benefit from each other economically. Atlanta Compromise Speech
Masters and PhD from Harvard Civil Rights activist Pushed for more black involvement in politics Believed that the most educated of blacks could help others attain civil rights Helped establish NAACP (National Association of Advancement of Colored People) W.E.B. DuBois
Washington urges blacks to work and to be patient. He believes hard work will be your reward DuBois urges education and a demand of immediate and equal rights. In Your Own Words