Episodes Around: 18711228 to 18750301

  1. Journey Through the Cotton Plantations of Augusta
    date 1870 to 1875map RICHMOND, Georgiatags Agriculture, Economy

    A traveler through the South noticed Augusta, Georgia for its cotton production. Being located along a river and along a railway line, he saw that cotton production proved to be very prosperous for those in Augusta because they could easily ship their products throughout the nation. Along with the cotton factories, he noticed that there were flour mills and tobacco factories taking advantage of...

  2. Seeing Conflict in Atlanta
    date 1870 to 1875map FULTON, Georgiatags African-Americans, Politics, Migration/Transportation, Race-Relations

    A traveler through Atlanta noted that there were many problems in Atlanta's society. He saw political corruption especially in the Governor's office. The governor was suspected of having unethical intentions with the State railroad. He seemed to have had financial investments in the railroad that benefited him greatly, but he observed that overall the railroad benefited everyone in the state....

  3. Democrats Remove Black Public Official
    date 1871 to 1876map MC INTOSH, Georgiatags African-Americans, Government, Politics, Race-Relations

    Tunis G. Campbell-a black religious leader, justice of the peace, delegate to the Georgia state constitutional convention, and Georgia state senator-embodied the realization of what heights freed blacks could achieve in the post-war South. A representative of McIntosh, Liberty, and Tatnall counties, Campbell ardently advocated for laws promoting equal education, integrated jury boxes, and abolishment...

  4. The Trials and Tribulations of the South Carolina Ku Klux Klan
    date December 28, 1871 to March 1, 1875map RICHLAND, South Carolinatags African-Americans, Crime/Violence, Government, Politics, Race-Relations

    On December 28, 1871, in Columbia, S.C., Sherod Childers, Evans Murphy, Hezekiah Porter and William Montgomery received their sentencing for the infamous Ku Klux Klan conspiracy in South Carolina. It was here, in Columbia, that the federal court attempted to provide serious solutions to stunt the organization whose actions had become increasingly violent and oppressive. While these actions by the...