jan 10, 1896 - Populist party descends into racism (1896)

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After 1896 Populist party descended into racism, advocated for black disfranchisement;

Populist leaders like Georgia’s Tom Watson reached out to black comm but AA wanted to vote Republican; Conservative white “Bourbon” elite in S = scared, played upon historic racial antagonisms to counter Populists’ appeal for interracial solidarity and woo back poor whites; Conservative mvmt to stop black voters had consequences for populist party; Tom Watson abandoned interracial appeals to become racist

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