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Tom Watson and the Populists
Tom Watson is remembered for being a voice for populism. As the New South emerged from the chaos of reconstruction so did discontent for farmers throughout the region. Then became the Farmers Alliance, it was in that alliance that Tom Watson became a powerful leader. -
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International Cotton Exposition
Atlanta held its first exposition and named it the International Cotton Exposition. Fairs and expositions were an important way for cities attract visitors and investors. The exposition made better plans for crop growers, cotton seed cleaners, and also cotton gin. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was an American educator, author, and adviser to presidents of the united states. The T. in his middle name stands for Taliaferro. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African American community. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson was a land mark constitutional law case of the US supreme court. It helped state racial segregation for public facilities. the decision was was handed down by a vote of 7 to 1 with the majority opinion written by Justice Henry Billings Brown. -
Alonzo Herndon
Alonzo Herndon was African American. He was an interpreter and a businessman. He also was was one of the first African American millionaires, and the founder of Atlanta Family Life Insurance Company. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
During the 1906 Atlanta Riot, groups of whites killed lots of blacks. They also did huge damaging of property. Local newspaper reports of alleged assaults by black male on white female have been done.The riot was unbelievable! -
John and Lugenia Hope
Lugenia Burns Hope was a social reformer whose community improved the lives of blacks. She served as a model for the future civil rights movement. John Hopewas an important leader in civil rights movement. -
WEB DuBois
W. E. B. stood for William Edward Burghardt. WEB DuBois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-African, author, and editor. Born in Great Barrington, Massachuchets -
World War 1
World War 1 started in Europe. It lasted to be form 28 July, 1914 to 11 November 1918. It was one of the largest wars in history! More than 70 million people died. -
Leo Frank Case
The Leo Frank Case is one of the most notorious and highly publicized cases in GA. Before the lynching of Frank two years later, the case became throughout the whole nation. The degree of anti-Semitism -
Great Depression
Great Depression was the deepest and longest lasting economic downturn in the history of the western industrialized world. It took place in the 1930s. Timing of the Great Depression varied across nations.The Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how far the world's economy can decline. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act was a united states federal law of the new deal era. It reduced agriculture production by paying farmers subsides not to plant on a part of their land and to kill off excess livestock. Its purpose was to reduce crop surplus. It will therefore effectively raise the value of crops. -
Holocaust
Holocaust is also referred to as the shoah. It was a genocide, in which many Europeans where killed. The killing included children. It was the destruction or a slaughter caused by a nuclear war. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942. It was a major part of president Franklin d. Roosevelt new deal that provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to conservation and development. -
Richard Russell
Richard Russell was an american politician. He was from Georgia and also a member of the Democratic Party. For a while he served as a speaker of the Georgia house. -
Eugene Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge was a democratic politician. He served two terms ,as the 67th governor of Georgia and third terms from 1941 to 1943. Eugene was elected for forth term in November 1946.He died before his inauguration. -
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was a united states representative and a democrat. He served for more than 50 years. He is also known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy". He was born in Fulton county, Georgia and attended military college. -
Rural Electification
Rural Electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and also remote areas. Many people need electricity so the Rural Electrification rates were very high up. -
World War 2
World War 2 is also known as the second world war. It was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. This war involved the most majority of the world's countries, including all the great powers. It eventually formed two opposing military alliances. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was were the battle was . Military stoke by the imperial Japanese Navy Air service against the united states at pearl harbor. The attack led to the United states entry into war world 2. -
County Unit Case
The county unit case was a system used to determine a victor in statewide primary elections. it was established in 1972 and dominated by the Democratic party. This act formalized what operated to be an informal system. the county unit case continued to be used in Democratic primaries until the early 1960s. -
Social Security
Social Security is a commonly used term for "federal old age". The original Social Security act was signed into law by president Franklin Roosevelt in 1935.
