Tom Watson and other Populists supported agrarian reforms aimed at helping farmers, advocating for issues like the regulation of railroads and the establishment of a sub-treasury plan to provide credit to farmers. They also sought to unite poor white and black farmers to challenge the political and economic systems that marginalized them, promoting a vision of cooperative action to address the struggles of rural communities.
a. Identify the ways individuals, groups, and events attempted to shape the New South; include the Bourbon Triumvirate, Henry Grady, International Cotton Expositions, and Tom Watson and the Populists. (don't answer just consider)
What did Tom Watson and other Populists support? (2 sentences)
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