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New South
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Joseph Brown, John Gordon, and Alfred Colquitt were members of | The Bourbon Triumvirate |
| Who was the editor of the Atlanta Constitution who urged Georgians to create a New South? | Henry Grady |
| What group of people was represented by the Populist Party? | farmers |
| The murder of Leo Frank was an example of | Anti-Semitism |
| Who was put in jail for sitting in a "Whites Only" section of a Louisiana railroad car? | Homer Plessy |
| Who believed African Americans could advance faster through hard work than by demanding equal rights? | Booker T. Washington |
| Which Georgia industry benefited during World War I? | Canning fruits and vegetables |
| What crop did the boll weevil destroy? | cotton |
| What event triggered the Great Depression? | The 1929 Stock Market Crash |
| What Act allowed the US to give supplies to countries fighting in WWII? | Lend-Lease Act |
| Where was President Roosevelt's Georgia home? | Warm Springs |
| Which Georgia governor changed the state's image from one of poverty to one of progressive change? | Ellis Arnall |
| In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled against | school segregation |
| Who was a mentor for Martin Luther King, Jr. at Morehouse College? | Benjamin Mays |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech during | The March on Washington |
| What Georgia governor refused to serve African Americans in his restaurant? | Lester Maddox |
| What tactic do legislators use to delay voting on a Congressional bill by making long speeches? | filibuster |
| What legislator helped bring the 1976 Summer Olympics to Georgia? | Andrew Young |
| President Jimmy Carter won this prize for his work to help mankind. | Nobel Peace Prize |
| What immigrant group has helped north Georgia's poultry and textile industries? | Hispanic |