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A Georgia politician who was later in his years he was deemed a man of anti-catholic eloquence and of white supremacy.
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ICU was a weld fair held in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Washington gave a speech later known as the "Atlanta Compromise" at the 1895 Cotton Exposition in Atlanta.
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Founder and president of Atlanta Life Insurance Co. At the time of his death he was Atlanta's most wealthy African American, owning more land that any other of his race.
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A mass riot that occurred from September 22 to 24, a horde of white people killed many black people, wounded others, and caused various property damages.
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A young social activist in Atlanta working to improve black communities for better education and infrastructure.
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Leo Frank was convicted of murdering and raping Mary Phagan, a 13 year old girl. Mary worked at the National Pencil company, of which he managed.
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War between the Allies and the Central Powers, also known as the Great War. The US joined with it's allies in 1917.
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A United States representative from Georgia, who served more than 50 years.
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A voting system used by Georgia from 1917 until 1962. Used to determine a victor in statewide primary elections.
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Eugene was a controversial politician, he served three terms of as state commissioner of Ag, and three terms as governor. He was also elected a fourth term as Georgia chief executive in 1946 but he passed before taking office.
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The stock market crash of 1929 contributed not all, but some to the great depression. Georgia was affected significantly.
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A Georgia politician of the democratic party, served as a Georgia speaker of the house and governor before serving in the US Senate.
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Aaprt of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New deal, the AAA was a law passed in 1933.
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As a part of The New Deal proposed by FDR, the CCC was a public work relief program for unemployed and unmarried men across the US.
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The persecution of more than 6 million Jews in Germany by the Nazis under Adolf Hitlers rule. Also targeted the poor, and handicapped.
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SSA was signed by FDR as a part of The New Deal. It provided grants for unemployment insurance, dependent children, and state public health initiatives.
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The Rural Electrification act of 1936 provided federal loans for the of electrical distribution systems in rural areas of the United States.
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The attack declared by the US after the attack on Pearl Harbor was the entry for the into WWll for the United Sates.
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The attack on pearl harbor was an unplanned attack by the Japanese, which lead to the begining of world war ll.
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William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a social activist, who spoke about racial discrimination. While he was in Atlanta, he contributed very much to the black activist community and produced studies that showed the social, economic, and political conditions of African Americans not only in Georgia but all over the US as well.
