th ▁century ▁standards ) ▁of ▁measures ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁rights ▁and ▁education ▁of ▁Alabama ' s ▁black ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Several ▁new ▁schools ▁were ▁established ▁during ▁Se ay ' s ▁term . ▁Among ▁these ▁were ▁the ▁State ▁Normal ▁School ▁at ▁T roy ▁( now ▁T roy ▁State ▁University ) ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Normal ▁School ▁for ▁Col ored ▁Stud ents ▁in ▁Mont gom ery ▁( now ▁Alabama ▁State ▁University ). ▁In ▁T alla de ga ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Academy ▁for ▁the ▁Bl ind ▁was ▁established , ▁removing ▁that ▁responsibility ▁from ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁De af . ▁ ▁B ess emer ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁and ▁the ▁iron ▁and ▁steel ▁industry ▁in ▁Jefferson ▁County ▁began ▁to ▁bo om ▁soon ▁after . ▁An ▁especially ▁exc iting ▁event ▁to ▁occur ▁while ▁Se ay ▁was ▁in ▁office ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁visit ▁of ▁President ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁to ▁Mont gom ery . ▁ ▁Other ▁events ▁during ▁Se ay ' s ▁administration ▁were ▁not ▁so ▁joy ful . ▁The ▁conv ict ▁le ase ▁system ▁began ▁and ▁business men ▁soon ▁realized ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁explo itation ▁of ▁this ▁work ▁force . ▁The ▁Haw es ▁Ri ot ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁B irmingham ; ▁th ir teen ▁people ▁died . ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁dis content ▁among ▁Al ab ami ans ▁occurred ▁when ▁far mers ▁organized ▁the ▁Far mer ' s ▁Alliance ▁to ▁draw ▁attention ▁to ▁their ▁problems . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁Se ay ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁James ▁M . ▁P