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Theodore bilbo

Theodore bilbo. Theodore bilbo. Bilbo was involved in many scandals and accounts of voting fraud. Even with all the scandals, the people of Mississippi voted on him for senator and lieutenant governor. Bilbo became governor of Mississippi in 1916.

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Theodore bilbo

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  1. Theodore bilbo

  2. Theodore bilbo • Bilbo was involved in many scandals and accounts of voting fraud. • Even with all the scandals, the people of Mississippi voted on him for senator and lieutenant governor. • Bilbo became governor of Mississippi in 1916. • He was a lot like Vardaman. He had some racist views, and he supported poor, white farmers.

  3. Henry whitfield

  4. Henry whitfield • Whitfield ran for governor against Bilbo in 1924. • Whitfield expected to have the edge because women were voting for the first time. He won the election. • He said that education was the state’s salvation

  5. Whitfield and business • Whitfield reversed many policies that had restricted big business.

  6. Whitfield and africanamericans • Very strict on lynching laws • Spoke to black organizations • Visited and funded black schools • Welcomed them into his office • Listened to their problems

  7. Whitfield and bilbo • Whitfield passed away in 1927, and Bilbo returns as governor. • Bilbo is not as successful this time because the legislature ignored him, and the Great Depression hit in 1929.

  8. The great migration • Migration: The movement of people from one place to another. • The Great Migration refers to the mass movement of African Americans from cities in the South to cities in the North. • Why leave? • Poverty • Segregation • Better opportunities and more work in the North

  9. The Great Migration

  10. Effects of the great migration • Labor shortage in Mississippi • African Americans were forced to stay • In Hattiesburg and Jackson, police arrested anyone trying to buy a train ticket. • Black economic status declined

  11. Franklin roosevelt • Elected president in 1933. • Spent his first 100 days of the presidency concentrating on immediate relief for the country.

  12. The New Deal • New Deal: A series of programs passed during the administration of FDR designed to relieve the suffering from the Great Depression

  13. The new deal • WPA (Works Progress Administration): Hired unemployed people to build much needed public projects such as roads, parks, and schools.

  14. The New deal • CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps): Hired the unemployed to work on environmental projects such as planting trees and conserving the soil.

  15. The New deal • AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration): Designed to help farmers get better equipment and more pay for their crops. • Paid some farmers to stop planting on their land.

  16. Mike conner • Elected governor of Mississippi in 1932 • He imposed the sales tax on Mississippi to help us out of the Great Depression

  17. Hugh white • Elected governor of Mississippi in 1936 • Established the BAWI • BAWI: Balance Agriculture With Industry

  18. WWII • The United States is drawn into WWII on December 7, 1941. • How does WWII help to alleviate the struggles with the Great Depression? • Provided jobs in wartime industries • Military pay and benefits

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