Cornerstones of Georgia History: Documents that Formed the StateThomas Allan Scott This collection of fifty-nine primary documents presents multiple viewpoints on more than four centuries of growth, conflict, and change in Georgia. The selections range from a captive's account of a 1597 Indian revolt against Spanish missionaries on the Georgia coast to an impassioned debate in 1992 between county commissioners and environmental activists over a proposed hazardous waste facility in Taylor County. Drawn from such sources as government records, newspapers, oral histories, personal diaries, and letters, the documents give a voice to the concerns and experiences of men and women representing the diverse races, ethnic groups, and classes that, over time, have contributed to the state's history. Cornerstones of Georgia History is especially suited for classroom use, but it provides any concerned citizen of the state with a historical basis on which to form relevant and independent opinions about Georgia's present-day challenges. |
Contents
The Guale Revolt 1597 | 1 |
Traditional Cultures and the AngloSaxon Encounter | 10 |
The Colonial Controversy over Slavery and Georgias Future | 25 |
Georgia on the Eve of the Revolution | 38 |
The Debate over Indian Removal | 50 |
6 Slavery in Antebellum Georgia | 63 |
The Decision to Leave the Union | 77 |
Perspectives of North Georgia Women | 92 |
12 The Leo Frank Case | 151 |
13 Georgias Rejection of Woman Suffrage | 164 |
The Great Migration Boll Weevil Invasion and Great Depression | 179 |
Georgia in the 1940s | 193 |
16 The Integration of Public Schools and Colleges | 208 |
The Gubernatorial Inauguration of Jimmy Carter | 224 |
The Debate over a Hazardous Waste Facility for Taylor County | 235 |
Questions to Consider | 251 |
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Cornerstones of Georgia History: Documents that Formed the State Thomas Allan Scott Limited preview - 1995 |
Cornerstones of Georgia History: Documents That Formed the State Thomas A. Scott Limited preview - 2011 |
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