Progressive Era Flashcards
14th amendment
Citizenship to former slaves and guaranteed “equal protection of the law” for all people
15th amendment
Gave all male citizens the right to vote, regardless of race
Who were the bourbon Triumvirate?
Georgia has three most powerful and prominent politicians of the post reconstruction era.
Who was Henry Grady?
A journalist that wanted to bring change in Georgia
What was populism?
It was started to protect for farmers who were being taken advantage of
What good ideas did the Bourbon Triumvirate have for Georgia? What bad ideas?
Good ideas: they wanted to expand the economy of Georgia by increasing ties with the industrialized north
Bad ideas: they wanted to keep many old Southern traditions including white supremacy
Who was Tom Watson?
He was a controversial leader of the populist party
What were the Jim Crow laws?
Laws that legalized segregation between blacks and whites
What law was made official because of the Plessy versus Ferguson court case?
Disenfranchisement
What is disenfranchisement
Take the right to vote away from someone or some group
Who was Alonso Herndon?
He was a former slave that became an affluent businessman
What did John and Lugenia do to improve conditions for blacks, especially in Georgia
They created the NAACP
What group of people did the county unit system essentially disenfranchise?
Every county except white counties
What were some methods of disenfranchisement used by Southern politicians?
Grandfather clause and poll tax
What was Booker T Washington’s point in making the Atlanta compromise speech? How did many whites feel about the speech? How did WEB DuBois feel about the speech?
The point he was trying to make was that blacks should become educated and whites should hire educated blacks. The whites responded very well and agreed with Washington. DuBois was saying that Washington did not push hard enough for equally.
