political, social & economic changes (1877 -1918) day 3 political, social & economic changes...
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Political, Social &
Economic Changes
(1877 -1918)Day 3
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Learning Targets• I can evaluate the impact of 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 on Georgia during this period.
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• I can analyze the denial of rights to African-Americans through
Jim Crow law, Plessy vs. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence.
• I can explain the roles of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, John and Lugenia Burns Hope, and Alonzo Herndon.
Learning Targets Continued...
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As big businesses continued to dominate America’s economy, a growing group of poor farmers and hourly wage workers demanded to be heard...
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Populism• political idea
that supported the rights of the “common” people in their struggle with the wealthy people
Poor farmers and low wage workers were followers of
Populists
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The People’s PartyThe People’s Party• Populist Party• Grange and Farmer’s Alliance joined with
unions to create People’s Party--8 Hour Workday--Graduated Income Tax--Restrictions on Immigration--Government Ownership of Railroads and Telephone and
Telegraph Services--”Free” or Unlimited Coinage of Silver into Dollars --Direct Election of US Senators--Reduction of Tariffs--Australian Ballots (printed by gov’t, distributed at voting
places, and collected there in sealed boxes so that the votes are kept secret)
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Tom Watson• Georgia’s Best-Known Populist• Criminal Lawyer Known for His
“Down-to-Earth” Style of Defense.• Member of Georgia General
Assembly• Wealthy• Concerned about Georgia’s poor
and struggling farmers• Concerned about African American
Farmers• Elected to US House of
Representatives in 1890
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Rural Free Delivery (RFD) Bill• Introduced by Tom
Watson• Required the US
Postmaster General to find a way to deliver mail to rural homes free of charge.
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Georgia’s Georgia’s Progressive Era Progressive Era
GovernorsGovernors
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Worked to concentrate political power in the rural counties instead of larger counties and cities– white supremacist – led passage of law
requiring land ownership before a person could vote – excluded many blacks
– better funding of public schools
– child labor laws passed
Hoke Smith
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Son of Civil War Governor Joseph E. Brown
Defeated Hoke Smith Used the 1907
economic depression to blame Smith for Georgia’s problems.
Slogan: Hoke and Hunger: Brown and Bread
“Little Joe” Brown
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NEGATIVE– He still believed in white
supremacy– Supported anti-black
laws– Under his leadership, the
Georgia General Assembly passed a constitutional amendment that said that a person had to own property and be able to read in order to vote.
– RESULT – Most African Americans and many poor whites were removed from voter rolls.
Hoke Smith Re-elected
POSITIVE– Railroad Commission–
responsible for the regulation of gas lines, electric power companies, and trolley cars.
– Public Schools – received better funding
– Child Labor Laws –changed
– Regulated lobbying groups and placed limits on campaign contributions
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Smith-Lever Act
• Created Agricultural Extension Service to teach improved farming methods
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Smith-Hughes Act• helped establish vocational schools for
youth
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The County Unit SystemThe County Unit System• 1917: Neil Primary Act created
“county unit system” • Plan designed to give small
counties more power in state government
• Smaller counties had more county unit “votes” even though they had fewer voters
• People could be elected to office without getting a majority of votes
• Declared unconstitutional in 1962
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8 Most Populous Counties (1920)
Fulton County 232,606
Chatham County 100,032
Bibb County 71,304
Richmond County 63,692
Muscogee County 44,195
Dekalb County 44,051
Floyd County 39,841
Laurens County 39,605
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BB u u s s i i n n e e s s s s
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• 800,000 visitors to Atlanta• Lasted 3 months (1895)• Visitors saw new machinery and learned how cotton was made into marketable products.• Showcased the economic recovery of the South (in which cotton played a large role)• Highlighted the region’s natural resources• Lured northern investors• Henry Grady was one of the principal planners
Cotton States and International Exposition
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Rich’s• Opened in 1867• Owner = Morris Rich• Department Store• Featured Atlanta’s 1st Plate
Glass Store Windows• Became the “Place to Shop
in Georgia”• Took farmers’ produce in
payment for merchandise • Accepted teachers’ scrip
(paper money that is not legal currency)
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Coca-Cola• Created by
druggist, John Pemberton• Named Coca-Cola
after its two main ingredients: coca plant and the kola nut
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Alonzo Herndon• Former Slave from Social Circle• Barber and Entrepreneur• Founder and president of Atlanta
Life Insurance Company.• Worked with Booker T.
Washington and W. E. B. DuBois• At the time of his death in 1927,
he was also Atlanta’s wealthiest black citizen, owning more property than any other African American.