HIST 2061 Study Guide - Homestead Acts, Paternalism, Eviction
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Politics: democratic resurgence, limited government, reduced state support, industry and rr, division and paternalism, poor white farmers feel that they should be in congress, instead of african americans, poor white farmers are mad with everyone-african. Industrial revolution corp. , banks, rr: the push is largely in the north. Interracial cooperation v. economic exploiters- racism is created to help rich people separate from poor people: social segregation, congressional and governors races- populist party wins but loses presidential races. Threatening democratic power in the south: democratic fraud, violence & terrorism, 1892: lynching & elections, 235 people are lynched largely in the south and connected to political racist. Segregation: jim crow, plessy v. ferguson i. He was arrested and goes through a series of court cases: 1896: supreme court defeat separate but equal, rules against plessy. Saying that it does not violate the amendment.
