Discuss significant events that occurred in Georgia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. How did these events shape the state positively or negatively?

Although many events took place around this time in Georgia, the most significant in terms of shaping the history of the US involved the mistreatment of the newly-freed black slaves. There were mass lynchings, beatings, killings, and segregation that negatively affected the reputation of the state.