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Henry Grady
Henry Grady was the foremost American journalist of the new south, a term he invented and reowned orlator. he helped reinterate the states of the confederacy intot he union after the american civil war. -
Tom Watson and the populists
Thomas E Watson was perplexing and controversial among Georgia Politicains. Thomas E Watson was an american Politicain, attorney, newspaper editor and writer from Georgia. -
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International Cotton Exposition
International Cotton Exposition. International Cotton Exposition from October 5 to December 31 of 1881. The location was along the Western and Atlantic Railroad tracks near the present day King Plow Arts Center development in the West Midtown area. -
Booker t. Washington
Born a slave on a Virginia farm, Washington rose to become one of the most influential African American intellectuals of the late 19 century. -
Plessy v. Fergusom
Plessy v. Ferguson a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court, on May 18 1896, by a seven to one majority, advanced the controversial separate but equal doctrine for assessing the constitutionality of racial segregation laws. -
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County unit system
The county unit system was established in 1917 when the Georgia legislature, overwhelmingly dominated by the Democratic Party, passed the Neill Primary Act. -
WEB DuBios
W.E.B. DuBois was the most important African American activists during the first half of the 20th century.WEB DuBios real name was William Edward Burghardt Du Bois -
Alonzo Herndon
Alonzo Herdon was Born into slavery in Walton County on June 26, 1858.He was also a African-American entrepreneur and businessman in Atlanta -
1906 Atlanta Riot
The Atlanta race riot of 1906 was a racist pogrom in Atlanta, Georgia , which began the evening of September 22 and lasted until September 24, 1906. It was characterized at the time by Le Petit Journal and other media outlets as a "racial massacre of negroes" -
Leo Frank case
The leo frank case is one of the most notorious and highly publicized cases in the legal annals of Georgia. -
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World War 1
world War one began on July 28, 1914. It lasted 4 years, 3 months, and 14 days. The war began because the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930. it began in the United States. -
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Holocaust
The Holocaust began in January 1933 when Hitler came to power and technically. Over 1.1 million people died. -
Civilian Conservation Crops
The (CCC) gave young man employment on environmental projects during the Great Depression.The CCC helped to shape the modern national and state park systems we enjoy today. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The (AAA) was to help farmers by reduceing prodution, The AAA levied a tax on processors of agricultural commodities. of crops. -
Eugene Talmadge
Eugene Talmadge ran for Georgia governor five times.He was born in forsyth. He was well known for the farmers champion. He said :i can carry in country". -
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and served for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives. -
Social Security
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security. It helps keep people information -
Rural Electrification
Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areasThe law permitted the federal government to make low-cost loans to farmers for the purpose of forming rural electrical cooperatives. -
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World war 2
The carnage of World War II was unprecedented and brought the world closest to the term total warfare.The allies won world war two -
Lend-Lease Act
Enacted by Congress in 1941 the Lend-Lease Act empowered the president to sell, transfer, lend, or lease war supplies.The land-Lease Act was titled An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanesse attack was commenced at 7:55 A.M. on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The Japanese specifically chose to attack on a Sunday because they believed Americans would be more relaxed and thus less alert on a weekend -
Richard Russell
Richard Russell was governor of Georgia and U.S. senator.He was chairman of the Armed Services Committee from 1951 to 1968
