Following Reconstruction, many southern leaders promoted the idea of a “New South.” To what extent was this “New South” a realit

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Following Reconstruction, many southern leaders promoted the idea of a “New South.” To what extent was this “New South” a realit

y by the time of World War I? In your answer be sure to address two of the following: Economic Development, Politics, Race Relations.

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nordsb [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-30T15:26:28+03:00

The New South movement was an effort by southern leaders to integrate the South more fully with the rest of the US and to do away with the old plantation-based economy. It largely failed to gain significant momentum in terms of race relations and economic development by WWI.