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Plessy v. Ferguson
An African American man refused to sit in a Jim Crow car
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Inernationnal Cotton Exposition
The international cotton exposition was a world fair held in Atlanta. It was done along the Western and Atlantic railroad tracks -
Booker T. Washington
Booker Washington put himself through school and later became a teacher. He also became a writer and paired with W.E.B Du Bois. -
Alonzo Herndon
He was the founder and president of Atlanta Life Insurance Company.He was also Atlanta's richest black man. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
During the Atlanta riot many white people killed many black people. A lot of underlying cases were told about the riot. -
John and Lugenia Hope
She was an activist, reformer and, a community organizer. She worked to improve black communities. -
W.E.B Du Bois
Du Bois studied at Harvard University and other schools. He got famous from stuff like Souls of Black Folk.Before he died he went to live in Ghana to work on the African encyclopedia. -
Leo Frank Case
A Jewish man was convicted for raping and murdering a thirteen year old girl. Before lynching the case of Mr. Leo Frank the case was heard all over. -
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World War 1
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a nationalist in Bosnia. A bunch of threats and orders came after the incident by mid - August World War 1 started. -
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County Unit System
This was a system of voting used in the United States.It was used to determine a victor for primary elections. -
Tom Watson and the Populists
Tom Watson was an attorney, politician, and a writer. He was leader of the populist party he championed poor farmers. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was the longest lasting economic downturn of history. In the U.S the great depression began after a stock market has crashed. -
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Holocaust
The Holocaust was also known as Shoah. In holocaust 6 million Jews were killed -
Richard Russell
Richard Russell served as a legislator for fifty years. Richard Russell died in 1971. -
Eugene Talamdge
Eugene Talamadge was a democratic politician who was also the 67th governor of Georgia. He was starting his fourth term until he died before he got in office. -
Carl Vinson
He served 25 years in house of represenatives. He also set the longest chir committee sevice record. -
Social Security
Everyone had uncertainties about death, disabilty, etc. Social Security is an insurance. -
Rural Electricification
Rural electrification was an act to give power to the people in rural areas. It also gave electricity to people in remote areas -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
When Franklin Roosevelt became president he made the New Deal. One idea launched was the A.A.A. to help make agriculture better. -
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World War II
World War two was the second world war . It lasted from 1939-1945. -
Pearl Harbor
At 8:00am Japan Pearl Harbor in Hawii. The bomb laste 2 hours and was devastating -
Civilian Conservation Corps
The C.C.C was a work relief program.it was for unmarried and unemployed people as a part of the New Deal
