HIST 112 1st Edition Lecture 20New South & HookwormOutline of Last Lecture I. Cole PorterII. The Jazz AgeIII. ProhibitionIV. LifestyleOutline of Current LectureI. New SouthII. Criticism of SouthCurrent LectureKey Terms “New South” Henry W. Grady Hookworm Booker T. Washington HL Mencken “The Sahara of the Bozart” I’ll take my stand RomanticismNew South South needed to change from old plantation lifestyle Big advocate of new south was Henry W. Grady Atlanta booms after Civil War New South meant… Economic rebirth through culture, political, social changes Needs to industrial more Expand from agriculture Build factories, mills Promoted racial HARMONY (not equality) Booker T. Washington Intellectual, leader, strong speakerThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Wants to address economic problems of blacks Accomodationist philosophy 1895 speech at Atlanta Cotton Expo—blacks should stop pushing for social and political equality and push for economic success by taking up vocational training South wrote about the Lost Cause Science and religion were at odds in the southCriticisms of the South HL Mencken – satirist Publishes “Sahara of the Bozart” Bozart = how Southerners said “beaux-arts” (fine arts) South was artistically sterile Upsetting, but true Particularly bad racism gave the south a bad reputation KKK resurges Congress wants Dyre Anti-Lynching bill to pass Southern Democrats stop bill from passing Dr. Charles Stiles Studied zoology in the UK Studied hookworms Hookworm only lives in parts of world with warm soil (US South and Africa) Teaches at Johns Hopkins Discovers that hookworm is affecting poor white southerners Northern attitudes about Southerners: dumb and lazy Hookworm Poor sanitation means hookworm gets in soil Kids don’t wear shoes, get hookworm through their feet Get in their intestines, defecate, back in the soil Makes you very anemic, stunted growth, stunted brain development Verified Northern stereotypes of Southerners South had a serious hookworm problem Refused to accept hookworm problem Rockefeller steps in to educate Southerners about hookworm Makes progress by
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