The New South Movement
From Henry Grady to the Bourbon Redeemers
"There was a South of slavery and secession — that South is dead. There is a South of union and freedom — that South, thank God, is living, breathing, growing every hour." Henry Grady
Instructor: Linda Bryant-Butler
Timeline
The Essential America - This site provides an outline and timelime for events occurring between 1860 and 1910. On this page there is a link to a quiz that can be used as a pre or post test. This site is part of a text book produced by WW Norton and Company Publishers copyright 2001.
Black Populism in the New South: 1886-1898 - This site provides timelines dating from 1517 to 1900 with a strong emphasis on events that affected blacks and poor whites in the south. This site is extremely helpful when attempting to understand the chronology of the New South time period. The author of this site is Omar H. Ali.
Influential People
Rebecca Felton - This site provides a short biography on the life and contributions of Rebecca Felton. Rebecca Felton was one of the most influential woman of her time. This page was created and is maintained by the Roselawn Museum.
Joel Chandler Harris - This site provides a short biography on the life of Joel Chandler Harris. He is most famous for his Uncle Remus Tales. This page was created and is maintained by the Eatonton Literary Festival.
, was at the heart of the nation's most memorable agrarian movement for political and economic reform - the Populist movement. The Populists were farmers who organized themselves into economic cooperatives, and called for a national subsidy program, a reform of the credit system, and enforcement mechanisms to regulate railroads - all to deal with the crises facing agrarian communities in the period following Reconstruction." This article was written by Omar Ali for the Oxford Public Ledger.
1896: Tom Watson - This site provides a short biography on the life and political career of Tom Watson. He is most famous for his role in creating the Farmer's Alliance. This article was written by Rebecca Edwards of Vassar College.
Reforms
History of the South: The Southern Revolt - This site contains lecture notes that attempt to explain "the changes that marked the New South as a decisive break from the past, including the South's vastly weakened stature in national politics, a shift in power at the state and local level from planters to those with ties to business interests and the system of disfranchisement and legal segregation that emerged during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century." The text of this site might be too difficult for the average middle school reader. Adrienne Petty, Ph.D.
in December of 1998, at Columbia University.
The Populists - This site explains the reforms of three movements, the Grange which initially was a movement to improve agriculture, the Farmer's Alliance
was "the successor to the Grange, but emphasized the Grange's activism rather than its educational function", and the Populist Party which
was an organized political party. It is possible to link to speeches from leaders of each of these movements. This site is maintained by the University of Maryland.
1896: The Populist Party -
This site gives a description of the People's Party (or Populist Party, as it was widely known). This party grew out of "long held grievances
against railroads, lenders, grain-elevator owners, and others with whom farmers did business." This article was written by Rebecca Edwards of Vassar College.
Black Georgians
Frontline: The Two Nations of Black America -
This site provides a brief overview of
two great leaders of the black community in the late 19th and 20th century WEB Du Bois and Booker T. Washington.
It also provides links to further information about each of these men. The page was created by PBS and WGBH/Frontline.
The Essential America -
This site provides resources to analyze "the significance of the debate between Washington and Du Bois using photographs, historical analyses, and their own writings." Du bois supported a classical education for blacks and believed that political participation was the key to equality while Washington supported a technical education for blacks and believed that full political rights would come in time. This site is part of a text book produced by WW Norton Company Publishers copyright 2001.
Colored Farmer's Alliance -
This site provides information on the Colored Farmer's Alliance. "In the 1880s black farmers in the South, like white farmers, faced economic problems resulting from falling commodity prices, rising farm costs, and high interest rates." This alliance was created due to the fact that blacks were not allowed to join the Farmer's Alliance but needed to address the same issues. This article was written by William F. Holmes for the Handbook of Texas Online.
Further Research
Georgia Constitution 1877 - This site contains the full text of the state constitution. This site provides links to the preamble, the articles, and the ordinances without viewing the entire document. Maintained by the Carl Vincent Institute.
18th Amendment - This site contains the text of the 18th amendment to the US Constitution. This amendment made prohibition the law of the land. This information is provided by Find Law.
19th Amendment - This site contains the text of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution. This amendment secured voting rights for women. This information is provided by Find Law.
American History 102: Civil war to the Present - "By the late 1860s, some Southerners were already calling for a more diversified economy -- cotton was no longer "king." Increasingly there was a move from farm to factory, and many people encouraged industrialization in the South and an increased capital investment in the Southern economy from outside sources. This lecture explores the economic transformation and the racial politics of the "New" South after the Civil War." This site was created by Stanley K. Schultz, Professor of History and
William P. Tishler, Producer.
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