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Post WWII Changes in GA

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Using 1-2 words, what do you remember were some of the factors that caused population changes or were results of the population changes in GA after World War II?

Post WWII GA

WWII brought many changes in Agriculture & Technology in GA
The Great Migration of African Americans & White Sharecroppers
- Fleeing Sharecropping for jobs in cities in GA and throughout the US
Atlanta's population grew rapidly due to economic opportunities encouraged by progressive mayors
- William B. Hartsfield & Ivan Allen, Jr.
The state endured the 1946 governor's race & the end of the white primary

• New technologies make farm work quicker and requires fewer workers

• Number of farms decreased, size of farms increased

Population Changes

• New seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides

• Tractors, threshers

  *AAA paid farmers to plant fewer crops

Technology Changes

Population Changes

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New technologies like tractors caused the number of farms to ​

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and the size of remaining farms to ​

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Poll

Which had the biggest impact on the population changes in Georgia in your opinion?

• New tractors & seeds

• The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)

• New manufacturing jobs in cities

• Mayors Wm. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen, Jr.

William B. Hartsfield

Father of Atlanta Aviation

• Served on ATL City Council where he pushed for aviation

• Elected Mayor in 1937 & 1941 [served over 20 years]

• Best known for:

  • ATL Airport

  • Peaceful ATL school integration "City Too Busy To Hate"

  • Tripled the size of the city

  • Expanded the Highway System

Ivan Allen, Jr.

Mr. Major League City

• Elected Mayor of ATL [1962-1970]

• Removed segregation signs from City Hall & worked with leaders like Dr. King to keep integration in ATL peaceful

• Known for:

  • Bringing Major League Teams to ATL

  • Adding new buildings to the city

  • Expanding I-285 & being an early supporter of MARTA

Multiple Select

Select the actions of Mayor Hartsfield:

• Integrated city schools

• Integrated city hall

• Brought sports teams to the city

• Brought the airport to the city

• Expanded the interstate system through the city

Multiple Select

Select the actions of Mayor Allen:

• Integrated public schools

• Integrated city hall

• Brought sports teams to the city

• Brought the airport to ATL

• Oversaw building of I-285 and business buildings

The White Primary

• The White Primary was a system used to disenfranchise Black voters

• Primary [first] elections are the first round of voting where political parties choose their candidates for the general [main] election & Black voters were not allowed to participate, giving little/no say in who was elected

• This kept political power in the hands of White voters and made it hard for African Americans to have their voices heard in government

End of the White Primary

• The White Primary was challenged in 1944

• The Supreme Court ruled that the White Primary was unconstitutional in the case of Smith v. Allwright

• 1946 GA governor's race:

  • Democrat Eugene Talmadge [yeah, the guy who hated the New Deal] ran for office

  • Political Platform - He promised to bring back the White Primary

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