https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6 Hoke Smith and his impact on the Progressive Era en-us 2021-02-09 00:17:41 UTC 2023-01-23 10:59:08 UTC hello@padlet.com elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180102153 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.]]> 2021-02-09 02:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180102153 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180227649 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. ]]> 2021-02-09 04:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180227649 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180348221 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.]]> 2021-02-09 05:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180348221 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180385930 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. ]]> 2021-02-09 05:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180385930 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180581933 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. ]]> 2021-02-09 06:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180581933 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180619945 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.]]> 2021-02-09 07:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180619945 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180652209 Hoke had the momentum of Jim Crow and segregation, and this helped to promote his reforms about black people. ]]> 2021-02-09 07:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180652209 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180736654 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. ]]> 2021-02-09 07:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180736654 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180742801 He went as far as making promises with Watson to carry out reforms because they both disfavored the African American. ]]> 2021-02-09 07:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180742801 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180771151 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.]]> 2021-02-09 07:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180771151 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180783545 2021-02-09 07:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180783545 elijah_816186 https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180784687 2021-02-09 07:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/elijah_816186/qhv6eslpx71h5bf6/wish/1180784687