1. After the Civil War, the demographics of the South remained 90% rural and there were few cities or towns. Grady’s dream for a New South depended on industrialization for economic growth, but most of the South’s infrastructure was destroyed during the war leaving most people without the means to live near or travel to wage paying jobs. The rural demographics of the South was not conducive to providing the large employment base needed to expand factories and mills.
2. The South was unable to create social change that would benefit the majority of people due to the political control of the Democratic Party which favored the social elite. During the years following the Civil War, the Freedman’s Bureau brought education to the Southern majority
2. The South was unable to create social change that would benefit the majority of people due to the political control of the Democratic Party which favored the social elite. During the years following the Civil War, the Freedman’s Bureau brought education to the Southern majority