Why Did White Populist Leaders Like Thomas Watson, Who Attempted

question 84

Essay

Why did white Populist leaders like Thomas Watson, who attempted to forge biracial coalitions, often turn viciously racist when those coalitions failed? After the Populist efforts to forge biracial coalitions failed in the early 1890s, was it inevitable that the little remaining African American suffrage in the South would be totally extinguished? If so, why?

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Definitions:

Nonprice Factors

Aspects of a product or service that affect consumer choice other than price, such as quality, brand reputation, or convenience.

Oligopolistic Competition

An economic system where a few large corporations control the market, resulting in restricted competition.

Price Competition

A market situation in which competitors attempt to outdo each other on price, as opposed to features, benefits, or services.

Pure Monopoly

A market structure where a single company or entity exclusively supplies a product or service, facing no competition.