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Who was Henry Grady?
Editor of the Atlanta Constitution who promoted the vision of a 'New South' with industrial growth and laissez-faire capitalism.
Who was Booker T. Washington?
An African American leader who advocated for vocational training and economic self-reliance as a path to equality.
Who was W.E.B. DuBois?
An African American leader who advocated for immediate civil rights and higher education for Black individuals.
Who was Ida B. Wells?
An African American journalist and activist who fought against lynching and advocated for civil rights.
What were the causes and effects of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Cause: Desire to maintain racial segregation. Effect: Legalized segregation, established 'separate but equal' doctrine, ushered in the Jim Crow Era.
What were the causes and effects of voter suppression tactics in the South?
Cause: Desire to disenfranchise African American voters. Effect: Reduced Black political participation, maintained white supremacy.
What were the causes and effects of the Civil Rights Cases of 1883?
Cause: Supreme Court interpretation of the 14th Amendment. Effect: Weakened federal protection against private racial discrimination.
What were the causes and effects of sharecropping and tenant farming?
Cause: Need for labor after the end of slavery. Effect: Perpetuated economic exploitation and limited social mobility for African Americans.
What were the causes and effects of the 'New South' movement?
Cause: Desire to modernize the Southern economy. Effect: Some industrial growth, but the South remained largely agricultural and the poorest region.
What were the causes and effects of the KKK's violence?
Cause: White supremacist ideology and resistance to Reconstruction. Effect: Suppression of Black voters, intimidation, and maintenance of racial hierarchy.
Compare sharecropping and tenant farming.
Both involved landowners and farmers, but sharecropping involved sharing a portion of the crop, while tenant farming involved paying rent.
Compare the agricultural system in the 'New South' with that of the antebellum South.
New South: Shift from slave labor to sharecropping/tenant farming. Antebellum South: Reliance on slave labor and large plantations. Both: Remained heavily agricultural and dependent on a single cash crop.