Cornerstones of Georgia history : documents that formed the state
This collection of 59 primary documents presents multiple viewpoints on more than four centuries of growth, conflict and change in Georgia. Drawn from such sources as government records, newspapers, oral histories, personal diaries and letters, the documents provide a voice to people's concerns.
History
1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages)
9780820340227, 0820340227
706077286
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Spain and the Native Americans: The Guale Revolt, 1597
2. Cherokees and Creeks: Traditional Cultures and the Anglo-Saxon Encounter
3. Trustees and Malcontents: The Colonial Controversy over Slavery and Georgia's Future
4. Patriots and Loyalists: Georgia on the Eve of the Revolution
5. The State of Georgia and the Cherokees: The Debate over Indian Removal
6. Slavery in Antebellum Georgia
7. Secessionists and Cooperationists: The Decision to Leave the Union 8. The Federal Occupation of Georgia, 1864: Perspectives of North Georgia Women9. Reconstruction in Georgia
10. Postwar Poverty: Fault of the North or the South?
11. Jim Crow Georgia and Its Leaders, Black and White
12. The Leo Frank Case
13. Georgia's Rejection of Woman Suffrage
14. Crisis in Agriculture: The Great Migration, Boll Weevil Invasion, and Great Depression
15. Moving toward the Mainstream: Georgia in the 1940's
16. The Integration of Public Schools and Colleges 17. The Rise of a Future President: The Gubernatorial Inauguration of Jimmy Carter18. Economic Development and Quality of Life: The Debate over a Hazardous Waste Facility for Taylor County
Appendix: Questions to Consider
Index