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Academic Year 2003/2004

The New South
HIST 282 FA
Crosslistings:
AFAM 294

Beginning with Reconstruction, this course will explore the development of a "New South" after the Civil War. The class will examine ideologies of industrialization and nationalism adopted by many southern leaders and discuss the changing role of African Americans in southern life and politics. Topics will include black migration, the "Negro Problem," and the establishment of Jim Crow laws and traditions. The class will attempt to answer the following questions: In what ways was the New South really new? How did southern cities try to reinvent themselves in the eyes of the nation? Did African Americans benefit or suffer from the New South era?

MAJOR READINGS

ORIGINS OF THE NEW SOUTH C. Vann Woodward
THE PROMISE OF THE NEW SOUTH Edward Ayers
THE FIRST NEW SOUTH Rabinowitz
SOUTHERN HORRORS AND OTHER WRITINGS; THE ANTI LYNCHING CAMPAIGN OF IDA B WELLS The Bedford Series in History and Culture
PLESSY V. FERGUSON; A BRIEF HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS Bedford Series in History and Culture

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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