| Answer Both Questions. You may
prepare a sheet to consult for each.
1. What was the New South Creed?
Who were the principal leaders of the New South movement in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg and what did they promise to do with the
leadership they acquired? What legal instruments did they use to
sustain their power? Did they deliver on their promise? What
negative consequences, if any, were associated with the New South
movement in Charlotte Mecklenburg?
2. Profound political and social
change occurred in Charlotte-Mecklenburg between 1950 and 1980.
What were the principal changes and who were the individuals who were
associated with each. Include in your discussion the establishment
of Charlotte College, later the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, the emergence of women to positions of greater influence in
the community, and the change of status for African Americans. |