Starter, 2/11

Leo Frank was 

• A newspaper editor
• A victim of antisemitism
• A Populist politician
• A Confederate general

Henry Grady was

• A member of the Populist Party
• A critic of the Convict Lease System
• An African American legislator
• A spokesman for the New South

Tom Watson was

• A Populist politician who supported small farmers
• A newspaper editor who supported the New South
• A Jewish man lynched due to deep antisemitism
• A progressive politician who supported women's suffrage

The Bourbon Triumvirate

• Were white supremacists who wanted to bring more industry to Georgia
• A group of black legislators expelled from office
• A group dedicated to providing for the needs of freedmen
• A group of large landowners who refused to hire sharecroppers

What issue did the Rural Free Delivery Bill attempt to solve?

• Black sharecroppers were being denied equal pay
• Many farmers were not receiving their mail on a regular basis
• Jim Crow laws were restricting many African Americans from voting
• Newspapers were publishing false and exaggerated stories

The main purpose of the International Cotton States Exposition held in Atlanta was to

• Showcase the industries of the New South
• Obtain ideas from foreign countries
• Increase international tourism to the South
• To find new trading partners to export cotton to

T/F: The International Cotton States Exposition was organized mainly by Tom Watson

• True
• False

T/F: The New South refers to the belief that Georgia should blend old traditions such as white supremacy with new ideas such as adding more industry to the economy

• True
• False

What did Plessy v. Ferguson make legal?

• Secession
• Integration
• Segregation
• Nullification

Who did Georgia’s Populist Party represent?

• Wealthy citizens
• Abolitionists
• Industrial workers
• Small farmers