Ms. Wildermuth's 8th Grade GA Studies

Unit 5: New south and ww2

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The New South

By the completion of this unit, students should be able to:
​SS8H7 Evaluate key political, social, and economic changes that occurred in Georgia during the New South Era.
  1. Identify the ways individuals, groups, and events attempted to shape the New South; include the Bourbon Triumvirate, Henry Grady, International Cotton Expositions, and Tom Watson and the Populists.
  2. Analyze how rights were denied to African Americans or Blacks through Jim Crow laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, disenfranchisement, and racial violence, including the 1906 Atlanta Riot.          
  3. Explain the roles of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, and Alonzo Herndon in advancement of the rights of African Americans or Blacks in the New South Era.
  4. Examine antisemitism and the resistance to racial equality exemplified in the Leo Frank case.

SS8H7 Onesheet Part 1
SS8H7 Reading
SS8H7 Onesheet Part 2

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Jim Crow Laws
Plessy v. Ferguson
Disenfranchisement
1906 Atlanta Race Riot
Leo Frank Case
W.E.B. Dubois v. Booker T. Washington
Alonzo Herndon

WW2 & Georgia

SS8H9 Onesheet
SS8H9 Reading
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  • Home
  • Digital Learning
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  • GA Studies Units
    • Unit 1: Geography & Exploration
    • Unit 2: Exploration and Colonization
    • Unit 3: Statehood and Westward Expansion
    • Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction
    • Unit 5: New South & WW2
    • Unit 6: Civil Rights
    • Unit 7: Modern Georgia
    • Georgia Government
  • Practice/Extra Credit
    • Benchmark Review
  • Calendar
  • Websites and Resources
    • Legacy Project