PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Question
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Which Georgia senator argued for farmers’ rights, helped pass the Rural Free Delivery Bill, and became the leader of the Populist Party?
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Tara Williams
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Tom Watson
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John Gordon
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Booker T. Washington
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An early champion of poor farmers in the shambles after the Civil War, Thomas Watson was the voice of the Populist Party. In his later years, however, he was known as a divisive and racist politician.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rural Free Delivery Act Legislation proposed by Georgia Congressman Tom Watson that provided free mail delivery to rural areas of the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas John Watson Sr. (February 17, 1874 – June 19, 1956) was an American businessman who served as the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company’s growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM’s management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson’s training at NCR.
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