Henry+W.+Grady

Henry W. Grady was born on May 24, 1850, in Athens, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia, after that he went to the University of Virginia and studied literature and history. When he was finished he went back home to start a career in journalism. His first job was writing for the Rome Courier, until 1871, when it went bankrupt. After marring Julia King, he was the part owner of The Atlanta Daily Herald, with Robert Alston, and Alexander St. Clair Adams. March 14, 1874, he wrote an article called “The New South”; it was about making the south more industrialized. When Evan P. Howell and W. A. Hemphill read his article about the new south, they offered him one – fourth ownership of the Atlanta Constitution for $ 20,000 and the position of managing editor, he accepted. The newspaper quickly turned into a paper that supported his political views, and the Atlanta Ring, it was a group of people that wanted the south to turn to a more industralized economy. He later became the leader of the group, and was one of the main reasons that Joseph E. Brown, to the U.S. Senate for 1880. He used his power over the paper, for the group, to get people to vote for their group members. After the Atlanta Ring had a firm grip on the politcits, Grady turned his attention to making the city more industralized. After numerous articles, about how turning to indusrty would be more promising, Atlanta made the Georgia Institue of Technology, a school that was for vocational, and industrial education. Then in 1881, 1887, Atlanta had a cotton exposition so that they could get money for more jobs. Grady was moving in his direction.Even though Grady was moving in the right direction, his efforts were cut off, becuase of his unepected death on Decomber 23, 1889.His mark was left on the world, in the political field, and as a well know writter.
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Grady’s writing style was aggressive, and very serious. He strongly believed that it would better the state, to turn to more industries; he thought that it would make more jobs for people, and more money for the economy. Over the years, his articles influenced the think of people all over Georgia. Not everyone agreed with him, but the majority did.

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The reason that Henry Grady was so important to the south was because his words changed the minds of people throughout Georgia. What ever he wrote, the people would listen to, and he was part of the reason that certain people made it into office during that period of time. His opinions, were the ones that the citizens would listen to over anybodies else’s. When he was made the manager of the editor, he used it to express his thoughts. His mark was left in this world. They even named a school after him, in his honor, we learn about him in social studies class, and why he was important. Henry Grady was part of the reason that Georgia si so industrialized now, he did what he thought was best for the state. ====== - =BRIDGETT WATKINS=

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