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ERA 6: 1870-1900

ERA 6: 1870-1900 . The Development of the Industrial United States. Yellow Fever Epidemic Strikes Memphis. Industrialization and the City of Harriman, Tennessee. Growth of Railroads. Ida B. Wells challenges the Jim Crow law on the railroads.

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ERA 6: 1870-1900

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  1. ERA 6: 1870-1900 The Development of the Industrial United States

  2. Yellow Fever Epidemic Strikes Memphis

  3. Industrialization and the City of Harriman, Tennessee

  4. Growth of Railroads

  5. Ida B. Wells challenges the Jim Crow law on the railroads

  6. One response to the devastation of the Civil War was to transform the Old South into a “New South” based on outside capital, skilled labor, and industry Many Northern business men relocated to the South because of the abundant natural resources and cheap labor Coal was an important New South industry because it was used to power railroads, industry, and homes The Coal Mining Industry

  7. Coal Mining in Tennessee

  8. Industry Statistics Book (1877)

  9. Women’s college brochure

  10. Family Account Book, 1892-1893

  11. The Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897

  12. The Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897: Memorabilia

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