The New South

Learn about the New South era! Match figures like Booker T. Washington and events like the 1906 Atlanta Riot.

Match the person, group, or event to their correct description. Bourbon Triumvirate Group of three wealthy men (Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, John B. Gordon) that led the Georgia Democrats and tried to help the wealthy, white citizens of Georgia during the New South. Populist New political party that was formed during the New South; supported farmers and African Americans in the South. Henry Grady Person known as “the voice of the New South” and “the father of the New South”; used his influence working for the Atlanta Constitution to persuade Northerners about the South’s ability to be industrial; helped to organize the International Cotton Exposition. Tom Watson Georgia politician and leader of the Populist Party; created the RFD Bill that delivered mail to rural areas for free; assisted poor Georgians and farmers. International cotton Expositions Event held in 1881 and 1895; created to show the economic recovery and potential of the South after Reconstruction; tried to get businessmen to invest money in Georgia by building factories (industry). 1906 Atlanta Riot Racial violence between white and black citizens in 1906; began as a result of false accusations against black citizens (raping and murdering white women) published in the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution. Leo Frank Jewish factory manager accused of killing a 14 year old white girl named Mary Phagan; he was sentenced to death but the sentence was later changed to life in prison; kidnapped and lynched (hung) in Marietta. Use the Word Bank to fill in the sentences. Jim Crow Lawswere passed to establish segregation among black and white citizens.Rules used to take away African Americans rights to vote; including the use of the Poll Tax, Owning of Property, and Literacy Tests were called Disenfranchisement.Plessy v. Fergusonwas the U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld segregation; centered around a multi-racial man that was arrested for sitting in the “White Only” railroad car.Booker T. Washington was the Founder and President of Tuskegee University; believed education for African Americans was the key to obtaining social and political equality; gave the famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech in 1895.W.E.B Duboiswas an Atlanta University professor; believed African Americans should form organizations in the fight against discrimination and segregation; worked with the Niagara movement and the NAACP in New York.Alonzo Herndonwas an Atlanta businessman (barber and owner of Atlanta Mutual Insurance Company); became the wealthiest African American in Atlanta.The NAACP was the 1st major organization for African American rights; created through the work of the Niagara Movement.