8th - SS8H7 New South Era

Which group was created to resist Reconstruction and orchestrated over 400 lynchings that happened in Georgia from 1880-1930?

• White Knights

• Scalawags

• Knights of Columbus

• Ku Klux Klan

Which prominent supporter of his community is pictured and described below?

● Born a slave in Social Circle in 1858

● Owned and operated 3 barber shops in Atlanta

● Started Atlanta Life Insurance Association

● Atlanta’s first African American millionaire

• Leo Frank

• Alonzo Herndon

• Booker T. Washington

• W. E. B. DuBois

I attended a funeral once in Pickens county in my State… They buried him in the midst of a marble quarry: they cut through solid marble to make his grave; and yet a little tombstone they put above him was from Vermont. They buried him in the heart of a pine forest, and yet the pine was imported from Cincinnati. They buried him within touch of an iron mine, and yet the nailed to his coffin and the iron in the shovel that dug his grave were imported from Pittsburgh.

Henry W. Grady

What can you conclude about the purpose of Grady’s speech?

• encouraged Georgians to use materials from the North

• promoted the northern states’ economy

• pushed to diversify Georgia’s economy

• focused all of his efforts on agriculture

The 1913 Georgia case against a Jewish man sparked fear and anti-Semitism in the South. Though testimonies and evidence were presented against Leo Frank, many believed the case against him was fabricated. Although he was initially found guilty, what event prevented him from serving his full sentence?

• A group from Marietta kidnapped Frank and hanged him from an oak tree

• Frank became ill with cholera, and was found dead in his cell in 1914

• A night shift worker from the factory eventually confessed to the murder.

• Frank’s lawyers filed an appeal, and Frank was later found innocent

The Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v Ferguson (1896) basically

• preventing people from voting based on race.

• discrimination of women in the workplace.

• housing discrimination against ethnic groups.

• the segregation of people according to race.

Which influential historian and civil rights activist is pictured and described below?

● Born a slave in Virginia

● Educator, speaker, author, community leader

● Founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama in 1881

● Famous “Atlanta Compromise” speech in 1895

• George Washington Carver

• Booker T. Washington

• Fredrick Douglas

• W. E. B. DuBois

The beginning of the Ku Klux Klan’s resurgence in 1915 coincided with which of these?

• kidnapping of a Catholic priest

• lynching of a Jewish businessman

• beginning of the influenza pandemic

• outbreak of World War 1

As a Populist Georgia politician, Tom Watson fought for the rights of

• farmers and the working class.

• bankers and lawyers.

• immigrants and northerners.

• industrialists and manufacturers.

Which of these BEST describes the differences between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington?

• DuBois wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but Washington believed that total segregation was needed.

• DuBois wanted immediate equality for blacks, while Washington wanted to use a slower approach for change.

• There were no differences between them, both DuBois and Washington wanted equality as fast as possible.

• Washington wanted to negotiate with white leaders, but DuBois believed that total segregation was needed.

All of the following were purposes of the International Cotton Exposition EXCEPT to

• promote Atlanta’s industrial capabilities and accomplishments.

• attract Northern investment into the city and region.

• provide jobs for former slaves and give them opportunities to sell their cotton.

• promote Atlanta’s rebuilding and boost the economy after the Civil War.