GA History Unit 8 Vocab

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Managing editor for the Atlanta Journal who promoted the concept of the 'New South.'

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Henry Grady

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Founder of Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company.

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Alonzo Herndon

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Educator, author, activist, and orator; advocated for African-Americans to focus on economic and educational goals before seeking equality.

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Booker T. Washington

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Lawyer, writer, politician from Georgia; known for rural free delivery bill; Populist Party member; progressive racial policies; ended as segregationist and anti-Semite; died as U.S. senator.

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Tom Watson

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Civil rights leader and professor advocating for African-American rights.

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WEB DuBois

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48-hour riot in Atlanta due to economic competition and false reports of attacks on white women; several African-Americans killed.

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Atlanta Race Riots

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Three influential Georgia politicians (Joseph E. Brown, Alfred H. Colquitt, John B. Gordon) dominated politics for over 20 years.

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The Bourbon Triumvirate

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Atlanta's growth and industrial showcase (1881, 1885, 1895) to attract Northern investment.

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The International Cotton Exposition

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Short-lived political party of farmers opposed to banks and elites. Tom Watson was a leader.

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Populist Party

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Booker T. Washington's speech at the International Cotton Exposition urged blacks to excel in agriculture, mechanics, and commerce, and called for white support for their economic success.

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Atlanta Compromise Speech