Question

The new South presents a perfect democracy...; a social system compact and closely knitted, less splendid on the surface, but stronger at the core; a hundred farms for every plantation, fifty homes for every palace; and a diversified industry that meets the complex needs of this complex age.”

-from a speech to the New England Society of New York (1886)


Who coined the term “New South” in his efforts to promote industrialization in the southern economy?
Responses
A Tom WatsonTom Watson
B Henry W. GradyHenry W. Grady
C Joseph E. BrownJoseph E. Brown
D Booker T. WashingtonBooker T. Washington

Answer 1

B Henry W. Grady

Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, popularized the term "New South" in the 1880s while promoting industrialization and economic diversification in the post-Reconstruction South.