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Cornerstones of Georgia History

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Thomas A. Scott
1995
Published by: University of Georgia Press
summary
This collection of fifty-nine primary documents presents multiple viewpoints on more than four centuries of growth, conflict, and change in Georgia. The selections range from a captive's account of a 1597 Indian revolt against Spanish missionaries on the Georgia coast to an impassioned debate in 1992 between county commissioners and environmental activists over a proposed hazardous waste facility in Taylor County. Drawn from such sources as government records, newspapers, oral histories, personal diaries, and letters, the documents give a voice to the concerns and experiences of men and women representing the diverse races, ethnic groups, and classes that, over time, have contributed to the state's history.

Cornerstones of Georgia History is especially suited for classroom use, but it provides any concerned citizen of the state with a historical basis on which to form relevant and independent opinions about Georgia's present-day challenges.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Frontmatter

Contents

pp. vii-viii

Preface

pp. ix-xi

Acknowledgments

pp. xiii

1. Spain and the Native Americans: The Guale Revolt, 1597

pp. 1-9

2. Cherokees and Creeks: Traditional Cultures and the Anglo-Saxon Encounter

pp. 10-24

3. Trustees and Malcontents: The Colonial Controversy over Slavery and Georgia's Future

pp. 25-37

4. Patriots and Loyalists: Georgia on the Eve of the Revolution

pp. 38-49

5. The State of Georgia and the Cherokees: The Debate over Indian Removal

pp. 50-62

6. Slavery in Antebellum Georgia

pp. 63-76

7. Secessionists and Cooperationists: The Decision to Leave the Union

pp. 77-91

8. The Federal Occupation of Georgia, 1864: Perspectives of North Georgia Women

pp. 92-106

9. Reconstruction in Georgia

pp. 107-121

10. Postwar Poverty: Fault of the North or the South?

pp. 122-135

11. "Jim Crow" Georgia and Its Leaders, Black and White

pp. 136-150

12. The Leo Frank Case

pp. 151-163

13. Georgia's Rejection of Woman Suffrage

pp. 164-178

14. Crisis in Agriculture: The Great Migration, Boll Weevil Invasion, and Great Depression

pp. 179-192

15. Moving toward the Mainstream: Georgia in the 1940s

pp. 193-207

16. The Integration of Public Schools and Colleges

pp. 208-223

17. The Rise of a Future President: The Gubernatorial Inauguration of Jimmy Carter

pp. 224-234

18. Economic Development and Quality of Life: The Debate over a Hazardous Waste Facility for Taylor County

pp. 235-250

Appendix: Questions to Consider

pp. 251-258

Index

pp. 259-265
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