ERA 6: 1870-1900ERA 6: 1870-1900

The Development of The Development of the Industrial United the Industrial United

StatesStates

Yellow Fever Epidemic Strikes Yellow Fever Epidemic Strikes MemphisMemphis

Industrialization and the City of Industrialization and the City of Harriman, TennesseeHarriman, Tennessee

Growth of RailroadsGrowth of Railroads

Ida B. Wells challenges the Jim Ida B. Wells challenges the Jim Crow law on the railroadsCrow law on the railroads

The Coal Mining Industry

One response to the One response to the devastation of the Civil devastation of the Civil War was to transform War was to transform the Old South into a the Old South into a “New South” based on “New South” based on outside capital, skilled outside capital, skilled labor, and industrylabor, and industry

Many Northern business Many Northern business men relocated to the men relocated to the South because of the South because of the abundant natural abundant natural resources and cheap resources and cheap laborlabor

Coal was an important Coal was an important New South industry New South industry because it was used to because it was used to power railroads, power railroads, industry, and homesindustry, and homes

Coal Mining in TennesseeCoal Mining in Tennessee

Industry Statistics Book Industry Statistics Book (1877)(1877)

Women’s college brochure Women’s college brochure

Family Account Book, 1892-Family Account Book, 1892-18931893

The Tennessee Centennial The Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897Exposition in 1897

The Tennessee Centennial The Tennessee Centennial Exposition in 1897: Exposition in 1897:

MemorabiliaMemorabilia