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New South
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English
Etymology
Coined by its leading proponent, Atlanta editor Henry W. Grady, in 1874.
Proper noun
1 new South
en US politics historical A proposed reform and modernization of the Southern United States, involving tighter integration with the rest of the United States and a rejection of the economy and traditions of the Old South and the slavery-based plantation system, while maintaining white supremacy through Jim Crow laws and disenfranchisement.