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Henry Grady
Was a journalist and orator who helped reintegrate the states of the Confederacy into the Union after the American Civil War. -
Tom Watson and the Populists
Was an American politician, attorney, newspaper editor and writer from Georgia -
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International Cotton Exposition
Was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia. The location was along the Western & Atlantic Railroad tracks. -
Leo Frank Case
Was an American factory superintendent who was convicted in 1913 of the murder of a 13-year-old employee, Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Booker T. Washington
Was an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896. -
Alonzo 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 -
1906 Atlanta Riot
White mobs killed dozens of blacks, wounded scores of others, and inflicted considerable property damage -
WEB DuBois
Was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor. -
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World War I
The world’s first global conflict, pitted the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against the Allied forces of Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. -
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County Unit System
Was a voting system used by the U.S. state of Georgia to determine a victor in statewide primary elections. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Was a federal law passed in 1933 as part of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. -
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Holocaust
Was a genocide during World War II in which Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered some six million European Jews. -
Civilian Conservation Corps
Was a public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men. -
Eugene Talmadge
Was a Democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1937 -
Carl Vinson
Was a United States Representative from Georgia and a Democrat who served for more than 50 years in the United States House of Representatives. -
Richard Russell
Was an American politician from Georgia, he served as the Governor of Georgia before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 year. -
Social Security
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. -
Rural Electrification
Is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. -
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World War II
Was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths -
Lend-Lease Act
Was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
Was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base. -
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Great Depression
Was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, originating in the United States.
