The New South: Post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow Era

New South

Post-Reconstruction era focused on economic growth.

Transportation Expansion

Development of railroads and paved roads.

Rise of Manufacturing

Growth in textiles, tobacco, furniture, and steel.

The Lost Cause

Romanticized narrative of the antebellum South.

Ex-Confederates

Dominated memory and historical narrative post-war.

Jim Crow Laws

Legal statutes enforcing racial segregation.

De Facto Limitations

Unwritten societal practices affecting voting rights.

De Jure Limitations

Legally enforced restrictions on voting rights.

Literacy Tests

Exams designed to restrict voting access.

Poll Taxes

Fees required to vote, disenfranchising poor citizens.

Grandfather Clause

Allowed voting if ancestors voted pre-Civil War.

White Terrorism

Violent acts to maintain white supremacy.

Lynching

Extralegal murder of individuals by vigilantes.

Jim Crow Oppression

Systematic suppression of Black voters and rights.

Black Women's Employment

Predominantly domestic help for white families.

Public Place Segregation

Racial separation in schools, stores, and theaters.

Private Life Restrictions

Outlawed interracial marriages and relationships.

Economic Retaliation

Financial consequences for opposing Jim Crow laws.

Police Intimidation

Law enforcement used to suppress Black citizens.

Southern Heritage

Justification for racial violence and segregation.

Spectacle of Lynching

Public events where lynchings were attended.

Impact of Jim Crow

Maintained political power for white supremacists.