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New South Era
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bourbon Triumvirate | three powerful Georgia politicians who dominated Georgia politics for over 20 years |
| Henry Grady | managing editor for the Atlanta Journal who promoted the concept of the “New South.” |
| International Cotton Expositions | a series of three large events (1881, 1885, 1895) established to display Atlanta’s growth and industrial capabilities and to lure Northern investment to the region |
| New South | period after Reconstruction where political and community leaders in the South sought to diversify Georgia’s economy and bring Northern technology and/or investments into the state. |
| Populist Party | a short lived political party (1892-1908) made up of farmers that were hostile to banks, railroads, and social elites. |
| Rural Free Delivery Act | legislation proposed by Georgia Congressman Tom Watson that provided free mail delivery to rural areas of the country |
| Tom Watson | lawyer, writer, and politician from Georgia |
| Disenfranchisement | to deprive a person the right to vote or rights of citizenship. |
| Atlanta Race Riot | 48 hour riot in Atlanta caused by economic competition and false newspaper accounts of African-American or Black men attacking white women; several African-Americans or Blacks were killed during the riot. |
| Grandfather Clause | disenfranchisement law that said if a person’s father could vote before the Civil War they would be able to vote as well |
| Jim Crow laws | laws created by state legislatures to deny African-Americans or Blacks citizenship rights |
| Literacy test | a disenfranchising tactic that required voters to pass a reading and writing test in order to vote |
| Poll Tax | a disenfranchising tactic that required voters to pay a fee in order to vote; this prevented poor blacks and whites from voting |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Supreme Court case that established the separate but equal doctrine thus promoting segregation. |
| separate but equal | Supreme Court ruling that legalized racial segregation as long as the facilities were equally funded; however, this was rarely the case |
| White Primary | tactic used by whites in Georgia to prevent blacks from voting in the Democratic primary |
| W.E.B. Dubois | civil rights leader and college professor who fought for immediate social and political rights for African-Americans or Black |
| Alonzo Herndon | founder of the Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company. |
| Booker T. Washington | educator, author, political activist, and orator; promoted the idea that African-Americans or Blacks should pursue economic and educational endeavors before seeking social and political equality |
| Leo Frank Case | trial where a Northern Jewish pencil factory manager was accused of murdering 13 year old Mary Phagan; found guilty of the crime and sentenced to death |
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