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Henry Grady
Henry Woodfin Grady was a journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the states of the Confederacy into the Union after the American Civil War. -
Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African-American community. -
Tom Watson and the Populists
The public life of Thomas E. Watson is perhaps one of the more perplexing and controversial among Georgia politicians. In his early years he was characterized as a liberal. -
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International Cotton Exposition
I.C.E. stands for International cotton Exposition witch was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia. This was located along the western and Atlantic railroads. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality. -
Richard Russell
Richard Brevard Russell Jr. was an American politician from Georgia. He was a U.S. senate for almost 40 years was born on Nov 2, 1897. -
Alonzo Herndon
Alonzo Franklin Herndon was an African American entrepreneur and businessman. He is one of the first African American millionaires, and the founder and president of one of the United States' most. -
1906 Atlanta Riot
The Atlanta Riot was a Racist pogrom in Atlanta Georgia. This began in September 22 though the 24 of September also. -
WEB DuBois
William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. -
Leo Frank Case
In April 1913 the body of thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan was found in the basement of the Atlanta pencil factory where she worked. -
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World War 1
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. -
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County Unit System
The County Unit System was a voting system used by the U.S. state of Georgia to determine a victor in statewide primary elections from 1917 until 1962. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, originating in the United States. -
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Holocaust
The Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide during World War II. Adolf Hitler's Nazi was the head, and the start of this tragedy. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the U.S. For all the unemployed, unmarried men. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Was a major NEW DEAL program to restore agricultural prosperity by curtailing farm production. This new deal happened on may 12 1933. -
Eugene Talmadge
Was a Democratic politician who served 2 terms as the 67th Governor. Served from 1933 to 1937, and the third term was from 1941 to 1943 elected the forth term in 1946. -
Social security
Is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government. This was founded in 8 14, 1935. -
Rural electrification
Is a law that was passed by the U.S. congress in may 1936. It was part of the new deal. -
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World war II
This war was known as the second war and lasted from 1939 to 1945. this war lasted for 6 years, and was fought between the U.S., United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. -
Lend-Lease Act
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Proposed in late 1940 and passed in March 1941. The Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. -
Carl vinson
USS Carl Vinson is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class super carrier and named for Carl Vinson. This ship was 1092 feet long built October 11, 1975 and was Launched March 15, 1980.
