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New South terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| White supremacy | belief that the white race is superior |
| Diversify | To introduce variety, such as farmers growing crops other than cotton |
| Capitol | building where government is conducted |
| Populists | former Farmer's Alliance led by Tom Watson |
| Disfranchisement | Taking away the right to vote |
| Poll tax | $1 tax on voting |
| Primary election | election held to choose candidates for the general election |
| General election | election held in November to elect office holders |
| White primary | A primary election open to white voters only |
| Grandfather clause | allowed former Confederate soldiers and their male descendants to vote without having to take a literacy test |
| Segregation | Keeping blacks and whites apart in public places |
| Jim Crow laws | name for laws that enforced segregation in public places |
| Separate but equal | U.S. Supreme Court ruling, that separate public facilities for whites and blacks were legal as long as they were equal |