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The Gilded Age I. The New South A. Visions of a New South B. The Economy C. African- Americans D. The Jim Crow South E. The Black Response

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Page 1: The Gilded Age I. The New South A. Visions of a New South B. The Economy C. African-Americans D. The Jim Crow South E. The Black Response

The Gilded Age

I. The New South A. Visions of a New South B. The Economy C. African-Americans D. The Jim Crow South E. The Black Response

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Post-Civil War Southern Economy

Textiles

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Post-Civil War Southern Economy

Textiles Tobacco

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Post-Civil War Southern Economy

Textiles Tobacco Coal

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Post-Civil War Southern Economy

Textiles Tobacco Coal Iron and Steel

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Post-Civil War Southern Economy

Textiles Tobacco Coal Iron and Steel Lumber Industry

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Southern Agriculture

Single Cash Crop Economy

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Southern Agriculture

Single Cash Crop Economy Mostly Cotton and Tobacco

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Southern Agriculture

Single Cash Crop Economy Cotton and Tobacco mostly Sharecropping and Tenant Farming

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Southern Agriculture

Single Cash Crop Economy Cotton and Tobacco mostly Sharecropping and Tenant Farming Crop Lien System

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After the Civil War, the price of cotton immediately went up to $1.00 per pound

Then began a steady downward spiral 1875- 11 cents/pound 1894- less than 5 cents/pound

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After the Civil War, the price of cotton immediately went up to $1.00 per pound

Then began a steady downward spiral 1875- 11 cents/pound 1894- less than 5 cents/pound As a result- farmers had to plant more

and more cotton to survive

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The Jim Crow South

Disenfranchisement (loss of the vote)

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The Jim Crow South

Disenfranchisement (loss of the vote) Grandfather Clause

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The Jim Crow South

Disenfranchisement (loss of the vote)

1. Grandfather clause

2. Poll Tax

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The Jim Crow South

Disenfranchisement (loss of the vote)

1. Grandfather clause

2. Poll Tax

3. Literacy Tests

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The Jim Crow South

Disenfranchisement (loss of the vote)

1. Grandfather clause

2. Poll Tax

3. Literacy Tests Results

La-1896: 130,000 blacks registered

La-1904: 1,300 !

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The Jim Crow South

Jim Crow Laws: Legalized Segregation

in all public and private facilities

1. Transportation

2. Schools

3. Libraries

4. Drinking Fountains

5. Even morgues and funeral parlors!

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Sharecropper in cabin

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Homer Plessy

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Plessy v. Ferguson1896 The Case: Homer Plessy, 1/8th black,

refused to ride in a whites-only RR car, and

was arrested. Case appealed to Supreme Ct.

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Plessy v. Ferguson1896 The Case: Homer Plessy, 1/8th black,

refused to ride in a whites-only RR car, and

was arrested. Case appealed to Supreme Ct. The Ruling: SEPARATE facilities were

OK as long as they were EQUAL.

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Plessy v. Ferguson1896 The Case: Homer Plessy, 1/8th black,

refused to ride in a whites-only RR car, and

was arrested. Case appealed to Supreme Ct. The Ruling: SEPARATE facilities were

OK as long as they were EQUAL. Results: Legalized Jim Crow Segregation

until 1954 (Brown v. Board of Education)

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Ida B. Wells- Anti-Lynching Newspaper Editor

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Other Important Black Leaders T. Thomas Fortune: helped found NAACP “Pap” Singleton: tried to form black

“colonies” in the West Henry Turner: Organized “Back to Africa”

Movement

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W.E.B. Dubois

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W.E.B. Dubois

Well Educated--first African-American to

receive PhD from Harvard

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W.E.B. Dubois

Well Educated--first African-American to

receive PhD from Harvard Wanted total equality immediately

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W.E.B. Dubois

Well Educated--first African-American to

receive PhD from Harvard Wanted total equality immediately Wanted traditional higher education for

blacks

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W.E.B. Dubois

Well Educated--first African-American to

receive PhD from Harvard Wanted total equality immediately Wanted traditional higher education for

blacks The Souls of Black Folk (1903)

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W.E.B. Dubois

Well Educated--first African-American to

receive PhD from Harvard Wanted total equality immediately Wanted traditional higher education for

blacks The Souls of Black Folk (1903) The Niagara Movement--led to NAACP

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Booker T. Washington

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Booker T. Washington

Born a slave in Alabama

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Booker T. Washington

Born a slave in Alabama Believed in vocational education for blacks

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Booker T. Washington

Born a slave in Alabama Believed in vocational education for blacks Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama

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Booker T. Washington

Born a slave in Alabama Believed in vocational education for blacks Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama Believed in gradual equality

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Booker T. Washington

Born a slave in Alabama Believed in vocational education for blacks Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama Believed in gradual equality Accused of being an accomodationist or

Uncle Tom

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Booker T. Washington

Born a slave in Alabama Believed in vocational education for blacks Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama Believed in gradual equality Accused of being an accommodationist or

Uncle Tom Received much white support