1. The New South
Georgia from 1877 to 1918
(SS8H7)

2. Bourbon Triumvirate Named after French line of kings
Made up of Democrats Joseph E. Brown, Alfred Colquitt, and John Gordon

3. Bourbon Triumvirate What did they want?
Stronger economic ties to the industrial north
To keep the old Southern traditions
White supremacy

4. Who was Henry Grady? Managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution
“Voice of the New South”
Managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution

5. What did he do?
Spoke to Northerners about a New South, encouraging them to invest in industries in the South
Praised new agricultural practices and improved race relations

6. Tom Watson and the Populists
Wealthy but concerned about Georgia’s poor and farmers
At first supported rights for African-American farmers but later was against all minority rights

7. Tom Watson and the Populists
Introduced the Rural Free Delivery bill (RFD)
Required the post office to deliver to rural addresses
free of charge

8. Rebecca Latimer Felton
Wife of William Felton
Against the Bourbon Triumvirate
Wrote for the Atlanta Journal
1st woman in the Senate—only for 1 day

9. Rebecca Latimer Felton
Supported
Helping the poor and lower middle class
Women’s suffrage
Prison reform
Temperance

10. International Cotton Exposition
3 months long in Atlanta
Planned by Henry Grady
Showcased the economic recovery in the South and the region’s natural resources to lure northern investors
John Philip Sousa wrote “King Cotton” for the event

11. County Unit System
Democrats were the only party in Georgia after Reconstruction
Whoever won the primary would automatically win the general election
The county unit system gave more populated counties more votes (38 largest counties
had 2/3)
Opponents said a candidate
could win without a majority of
the popular vote

12. 1906 Race Riot
Newspapers carried false reports of assaults on whites by blacks
A crowd of over 5,000 whites and blacks met on Decatur St.
Riot lasted 2 days until martial law was declared
18 blacks and 3 whites were killed; hundreds were injured

13. Leo Frank
Jewish Northerner who managed the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta
Accused of murdering Mary Phagan, a 14-year old employee

14. Leo Frank
Frank was sentenced to death but his sentence was changed by Gov. Slaton to life in prison
A mob took Frank from the penitentiary and hung him on a tree outside Mary Phagan’s house
KKK formed a group called the Knights of Mary Phagan

15. Laws passed to establish “separate but equal” facilities
Jim Crow Laws
Laws passed to establish “separate but equal” facilities

16. Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy, who was 7/8 white and 1/8 black, sat in the “whites only” car on a train tip in Lousiana
He was arrested under the Jim Crow Act of 1890
His case went to the US Supreme
Court who upheld the law
This promoted segregation, making
institutions like school “separate but
equal”

17. Disenfranchisement
It is the policy of preventing certain groups from voting
Ways to keep Blacks from voting:
Grandfather clause—if your grandfather could vote in 1867, you could, too
Gerrymandering—setting up districts to help certain groups
Voters had to own property
Poll tax
Literacy tests

18. Booker T. Washington President of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
Believed economic independence would lead to social and political equality for blacks
“Atlanta Compromise”—made a speech at the International Cotton Expo.

19. W.E.B. DuBois Atlanta University Professor
Believed in social and political integration
Believed in higher education for 10% of African-Americans (“Talented Tenth”)

20. W.E.B. DuBois
Supported truth, knowledge, and action for blacks and whites to understand each other
Opposed the ideas of Booker T. Washington

21. Alonzo Herndon Born a slave
Worked for his former master after the Civil War
Learned to be a barber
Opened his own barber shop--first in Jonesboro then in Atlanta
Opened a chain of barber shops in Atlanta

22. Alonzo Herndon Bought property on Auburn Avenue
Started the Atlanta Mutual Insurance Co.
It became the Atlanta Life Insurance Co.—one of the largest African-American owned businesses in U.S. and worth over $200 million

23. John Hope
1st Black president of Atlanta Baptist College (later became Morehouse)
President of Atlanta University
Under his leadership Atlanta University Center was formed

24. Lugenia Burns Hope Wife of John Civic leader
Pressured city leaders to improve roads, lighting, and sanitation in African-American neighborhoods
Organized the Neighborhood League, which provided
Vocational classes and clubs for children
Health centers
Financial aid for the needy

25. Europe 1910

26. Central Powers vs. Allied Powers

27. What caused the U.S. to get involved in World War I?
U.S. tried to stay out of the war
2 Events Pulled Them in
A German submarine sunk the British ocean liner the Lusitania--128 Americans were on board; Germans agreed to stop sub warfare (for a while)
The British intercepted the Zimmerman telegraph—secret message from Germany to Mexico promising them the southwestern U.S. if they attacked the U.S.
President Woodrow Wilson declared war

28. How did Georgia contribute to the war efforts?
85,000 to 100,000 Georgians joined the armed forces
Training posts in Georgia
Camp Benning
Ft. McPherson
Camp Gordon

29. How did Georgia Contribute?
Textile mills made uniforms
Railroads carried arms, ammo., and soldiers
Farmers grew crops, tobacco, and livestock for the troops

30. How did Georgia Contribute?
People grew “Victory Gardens” to feed themselves, so more farm veggies could be sent to the soldiers
Women volunteered with the Red Cross, welcomed soldiers, knitted socks, and sold war bonds

31. How did Georgia Contribute?
3, 000 Georgians died during WWI
11/11/1919—Armistice Day (Veteran’s Day)
U.S. helped end the war because they sent large amounts of supplies and people to the Allies in Europe