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Tom Watson and the Populists
Georgian Politics were shaken by the arrival of the populist party which was led by Tom Watson. The populists was mainly only meant to appeal to white farmers. -
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International Cotton Exposition
The International Cotton Exposition was a world fair held in Atlanta, GA. The fair lasted form October 5 to December 31 in the year 1881. -
Booker T. Washington
On September 18, 1895 Booker T. Washington gave what is now widely regarded as one of the most significant speeches in American history. The speech which is now known as the "Atlanta Compromise speech" was a definitive statement of what Booker T. Washington termed the "accomadationist" strategy of black response to southern racial tensions. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This was a Supreme Court Case which upheld racial segregation laws for public facilities. -
Alonzo Herndon
In 1905 Alonzo Herndon founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
The riot was a racist massacre that began September 22 till September 24. Media Outlets characterized it as a "massacre of negroes". -
John and Lugenia Hope
In 1908 Lugenia Burns Hope founded the Neighborhood Union. The Atlanta Neighborhood Union was a neighborhood organization in Atlanta, Georgia which was led by an African American woman. -
WEB DuBois
In 1909 WEB DuBois founded the NAACP. The NAACP is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -
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World War I
World War I was a war which was mostly centered in Europe. Over 9 million combatants and 7 millions civilians died during this war. -
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County Unit System
The county unit system was established in 1917. The system basically allowed rural areas to control elections by minimizing the impact of the growing urban centers like Atlanta. -
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Great Depression
The great depression was a major economic depression. It began in 1932 and ended in the late 1930's . -
Agicultural Adjustment Act
This act was a law passed in 1933. The law offered farmers subsidies in exchange for limiting their production of certain crops. -
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Holocaust
The holocaust was a mass genocide that killed over 6 million Jews. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was established on March 3, 1933. The Civilian Conservation Corps objective was to recruit unemployed young men. -
Richard Russell
In 1933 he entered the U.S senate as the youngest member. -
Eugene Talmadge
In 1934 Eugene Talmadge was elected as the 67th Governor of Georgia. -
Carl Vinson
In 1934 he helped push the Vinson-Trammell Act. -
Rural Electrification
The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 provided federal loans for the installation of electrical distribution systems to serve isolated rural areas of the United States. -
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World War II
This is one of the worst wars in history with over 50 million people dead by the end. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a political rally for human rights.The people demanded civil and economic rights for African Americans. -
Leo Frank Case
Leo Frank was a Jewish man who was convicted of raping and murdering a thirteen year old girl. At the trial Leo Frank was found to be guilty.
