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New South #1
#1 What was the nickname of the economic leaders in the “New South” (Brown, Gordon, Colquitt) ? Bourbon Redeemers OR Bourbon Triumvirate
#2 This man was the “voice” of the “New South” and editor of the Atlanta Constitution. Henry Grady
#3 This event put a spotlight on Georgia’s growing textile industry International Cotton Exposition or ICE
#4 This organization/union was created to fight for farmers’ issues Farmer's Alliance
#5 After Tom Watson died in office, she became the first female U.S. Senator in American history. Rebecca Latimer Felton
New South #2
#1 What was the political party formed to represent interests of farmers? Populist Party
#2 This man helped found the Populist Party to challenge the Democrats. Tom Watson
#3 This bill guaranteed free mail to country farmers. Rural Free Delivery or RFD
#4 What was the name of the tax needed to vote in the South? Poll tax
#5 Denying someone the right to vote is referred to as Disenfranchisement
New South #3
#1 This was used by Georgia and other states to ensure that voters were able to read. Literacy test
#2 Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows men the right to vote? 15th amendment
#3 What is the election to decide a political party's candidate? primary
#4 What was the name of the Supreme Court case that allowed segregation laws to continue? Plessy vs. Ferguson
#5 The Plessy vs. Ferguson decision said that segregation was legal as long as everything is _______ separate but equal
New South #4
#1 Who was the Georgia governor who ran on a platform of denying blacks the right to vote? Hoke Smith
#2 Racial tensions between blacks and whites living in Atlanta led to the _____________. 1906 Atlanta Race Riot
#3 What was the nickname of laws in the South that discriminated against blacks? Jim Crow laws
#4 Who was the Jewish factory manager accused of killing Mary Phagan? Leo Frank
#5 What happened to Leo Frank after he was convicted? lynched
New South #5
#1 Who was the wife of John Hope and established the Neighborhood Union social organization? Lugenia Hope Burns
#2 What black leader believed hard work and education would improve the lives of blacks? Booker T. Washington
#3 Who was the Atlanta University professor who established the first graduate program for blacks in U.S. history? John Hope
#4 What black leader disagreed with Booker T. Washington and founded the N.A.A.C.P.? W.E.B. Dubois
#5 This barber and founder of Atlanta Life Insurance Co. was one of the richest black men in the South. Alonzo Herndon
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