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What made him so interesting was that he was one of the most influential leaders of Georgia in the Progressive movement while being a governor. He was loved by most people in Georgia and played a big role in the reforms of the South.

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He went as far as making promises with Watson to carry out reforms because they both disfavored the African American.

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Smith led the passage of the Smith-Lever Act to create a national agricultural extension system and the Smith-Hughes Act for vocational education in secondary schools. He put these in act later in his career that last for years to follow.

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Hoke had the momentum of Jim Crow and segregation, and this helped to promote his reforms about black people.

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Hoke Smith was born on September 2nd, 1855, in Newton, North Carolina. He lived his life and later died on November 27, 1931, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Methods Used to Improve American Society

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Methods Used to Improve American Society

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Smith really focused on progressing the American by greatly strengthened the Railroad Commission's power to regulate railroads, increased public school funding, established the juvenile court system, and abolished the notorious convict lease system.

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Individual Criticism  from American Society

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Individual Criticism  from American Society

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He didn't get much criticism because of the area he governors. He governed in the south and the south was pro slavery, so all the amendment he establish were supported. He didn't get much criticism.

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The strong influence of Jim crow led to Smith keeping his promise with Watson by leading the adoption of a constitutional amendment to impose a grandfather clause that effectively disenfranchised Black Georgians.

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Smith was the son of Dr. Hildreth Smith and Mary Smith. He was later the husband of Marion Smith and Mazie Smith. He is the father of four kids.

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Hoke had his father instruct him throughout his childhood without formal education. This allowed for Hoke to rise to legal and political heights. He read from an Atlanta firm for law, and proved his father's instructions paid off by passing the bar examination at seventeen years old in 1873. This later led to him becoming a lawyer.