Transcript SS8H7 Review for CFA Five

SS8H7 Review
SS8H7 The student will evaluate key political, social, and
economic changes that occurred in Georgia between 1877
and 1918.
a. Evaluate the impact the Bourbon Triumvirate, Henry Grady,
International Cotton Exposition, Tom Watson and the Populists,
Rebecca Latimer Felton, the 1906 Atlanta Riot, the Leo Frank
Case, and the county unit system had on Georgia during this
period.
b. Analyze how rights were denied to African-Americans through
Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and
racial violence.
c. Explain the roles of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois,
John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon
Bourbon Triumvirate
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Joseph E. Brown
Alfred H. Colquitt
John B. Gordon
Each wanted to have stronger economic
ties to the North to expands GA’s economy.
Henry Grady
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Helped “sell” New South
Managing Editor of Atlanta Constitution
Principal Planner of Intl Cotton Exposition
Wanted better Race Relations
Pushed for Industrialization
International Cotton Exposition
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Designed to show off New South
(Industrial)
Populists
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Political party formed in the late 1800’s by
labor organizations and the Farmer’s
Alliance
Supported the rights of the “Common
People” - Farmers and hourly wage
workers.
Tom Watson
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Lawyer
General Assembly
Concerned about struggling farmers
Populist Supporter
Rebecca Latimer Felton
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Leader in suffrage and temprance
movements
Helped reform Convict Lease System
1906 Atlanta Riot
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Race Riot
Martial Law ( military law)
Leo Frank
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Accused of Killing Mary Phagan
Convicted to Death
Governor changed to life in prison
Angry mob got him out of prison, took him
back to home county, and hanged him
County Unit System
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Gave more populous counties more unit
votes
Urban (eight counties) (six unit votes)
Town (30 Counties) (four unit votes)
Rural (121 Counties) (two unit votes)
Jim Crow Laws
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Established “separate but equal” facilities
for whites and blacks in the south
These facilities were not equal
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
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Opened door for more Jim Crow Laws
Furthered segregation
In 1892, Homer Plessy bought a train ticket in Lousiana.
He was seven-eighths white and one eighth black. He
sat in the “whites only” section. He refused to move and
was arrested. He did this intentionally to challenge Jim
Crow Laws. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Jim
Crow law, so Plessy’s case was defeated. This
furthered segregation in the South.
Disenfranchisement
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Having voting rights taken away
Booker T. Washington
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Civil Rights leader
Wanted economic independence for
African Americans
Forceful speaker
Taught Self Improvement
W.E.B. Dubois
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Taught “Talented Tenth”
Did not agree with Booker T. Washington
He wanted 10% to lead the rest
John and Lugenia Burns Hope
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John Hope – Important educator of African
Americans
Lugenia Burns Hope – His wife – civic
leader – Neighborhood Organizer
Alonzo Herndon
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Was born a slave
After slavery, he became a great
businessman
Started Insurance Company – today known
as Atlanta Life Insurance Company