Learning Target: I can identify the way individuals, groups or events attempted to shape the New South, including Henry Grady.
A passionate journalist and charismatic public speaker, Henry Woodfin Grady was known as the “The Spokesman of the New South.” In the late 19th Century, he engaged in a near one-man campaign to bring prosperity to Atlanta and the rest of the South that was damaged and depressed from the recent American Civil War. Grady’s movement promoted fast-growing Atlanta as the hub of the New South, and it spurred the economic growth of the entire region.
1. Watch the 3 minute video below and answer the questions.
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2. Read the introduction and the excerpt from Grady's speech and answer the questions.
New South Speech
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A passionate journalist and charismatic public speaker, Henry Woodfin Grady was known as the “The Spokesman of the New South.” In the late 19th Century, he engaged in a near one-man campaign to bring prosperity to Atlanta and the rest of the South that was damaged and depressed from the recent American Civil War. Grady’s movement promoted fast-growing Atlanta as the hub of the New South, and it spurred the economic growth of the entire region.
1. Watch the 3 minute video below and answer the questions.
Video Link
2. Read the introduction and the excerpt from Grady's speech and answer the questions.
New South Speech
Having difficulty with Grady's speech? Click the link below for some help:
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