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The New South

The New South. The Period after the Civil War. Black Codes – new laws to restrict freed black’s rights. Blacks couldn’t serve on juries or testify against whites. Created racial segregation. If a black couldn’t prove he had a job, he could be arrested. Prohibited interracial marriages.

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The New South

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  1. The New South The Period after the Civil War

  2. Black Codes – new laws to restrict freed black’s rights. Blacks couldn’t serve on juries or testify against whites. Created racial segregation If a black couldn’t prove he had a job, he could be arrested. Prohibited interracial marriages.

  3. The New South • Changes needed for a New South • Expand its industry • Rely less on a few cash crops such as cotton (diversification) • Grow more food crops • Henry Grady • Editor of Atlanta Constitution in 1880 • Popularized term “New South” • GA industries in 1900 – cotton, timber, soft drinks – Coca - Cola

  4. The New South • The New South – Idea that development of business and industry would replace the old ways in the South • Farmers suffer the most • Transportation system has to be rebuilt • Monopolies established – total control of industry • Plessey vs. Ferguson (1896) court case upholds “separate but equal” • Grandfather clauses for laws – if you are already established law does not apply

  5. The New South • New jobs for women - Factories, telephone operators, store clerks, typists • In 1890, 1 in 4 colleges graduate women as Nurses and teachers • Growth in cities leads to sweatshops and slum reforms, new roles for women, new forms of entertainment, immigration, technology • Sidney Lanier Poet, wrote about an economy based on land widely shared by many classes – character more valued than money

  6. Quick Timeline Review 1865 The Civil War Ends; black codes passed in South; KKK forms; 13th amendments passed (ends slavery) 1866 Statue of Liberty a gift from France; Freedman’s Bureau established; 14th amendment passed (citizen rights) 1867 Reconstruction begins; Andrew Johnson impeached; U.S. buys Alaska from Russia 1868 US Grant elected president 1869 15th amendment passed (right to vote – male) 1872 Freedman’s Bureau Ends 1877 Reconstruction ends; military rule in South lifted 1889 Poll taxes and literacy tests 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson 1890’s The New South begins to form

  7. Black codes/ KKK Freedom from slavery 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments Racial prejudice and segregation Chance to move and find new jobs and opportunities Separate but not equal facilities Education and schools Sharecropping pitfalls Lack of $, resources, education Freedman’s Bureau

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