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This study guide covers the "New South" after Reconstruction, including the vision of industrial growth championed by Henry Grady, the realities of sharecropping and tenant farming, and the rise of racial segregation. It examines the impact of Supreme Court decisions like Plessy v. Ferguson and the Jim Crow Era, as well as voter suppression tactics. Finally, it explores the contributions of civil rights leaders like Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Ida B. Wells.
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Question 1 of 11
What was the primary economic goal of the 'New South' movement? 🚀
Maintaining a purely agricultural economy
Promoting industrial growth and economic diversification
Expanding the plantation system
Restricting trade with the North