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Tom Watson and the Populists
The populist movement also known as the people's party was a revolt or went against the democratic and republican parties.Watson served as the speaker for the populist party -
Henry Mcneal Turner
Turner was a bishop of an African Methodist episcopal church,author, and a civil rights activist.Turner founded over 100 churches .He also helped organize the Georgia republican party. -
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International Cotton Expo
A world fair that was held in Atlanta.It lasted from October 5th to December 31st. -
Booker T Washington
Washington gave a speech in September in Atlanta.Washington had a huge role or influence on the southern race issues. -
plessy vs ferguson
A case that reached the supreme court, in which Plessy an African American refused to sit in a Jim crow car which was against the law in Louisiana. -
Alonzo Herndon
Herndon was an entrepreneur and was the first African American president of Atlanta life insurance company.Alonzo was one of the first African American millionaires. -
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1906 Atlanta Riot
The 1906 Atlanta riot lasted two days .The riot was a racist pogrom in which many blacks were killed or beat up severely. -
john and lugenia hope
The couple married in 1897.They founded organizations that helped out the black community in Atlanta and had an impact on the future civil rights movement. -
WeB DuBois
Dubois was one of the most influential black leaders of the early 20th century.He taught in Atlanta for almost 25 years. -
Leo Frank case
Frank was an American factory superintendent who was convicted of the murder of a 13-year-old employee.Frank was to serve a life sentence but that was cut short because he was hanged ! -
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world war 1
The war lasted for four years .After two and a half years of being neutral the united states joined in the war. -
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Great Depression
The great depression had a huge impact on the untied states and other countries as well.The depression was caused by a fall in stock prices. -
civilian conservation corps
The civilian conservation corps also known as the ccc was a work relief program. The program lasted from 1933 to 1942. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The agricultural adjustment act was a law of the new deal era ,it reduced ag production by paying farmers to not plant crops on parts of their land and to kill extra livestock. -
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge was a democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937. -
Social Security
The act was signed by president Roosevelt on August 14, 1935.This basically is the reason why retired workers get money which is why it was designed. -
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world war 2
World War two started when hitler and his army invaded poland.Countries that had an ally with Poland began to declare war on Germany. -
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County Unit System
The county unit system was a voting system used to determine a victor in statewide primary elections .
