HIST 418 - History of the New South W

Institution:

Virginia Wesleyan University

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Description:

An intensive study, discussion, and evaluation of life, politics, culture, economics, gender, and the race question throughout the many different areas of the American South between the end of Reconstruction and the end of World War II. We will cover, among many other topics, the shifting legacies of the Civil War and of Reconstruction, the Jim Crow segregation system, New South ideology, and the life and working experiences of the people of the South. As this is an advanced-level class, we also put considerable effort into analyzing an array of different historiographical interpretations and schools of thought on the history, meaning, and memory of the New South. Prerequisite: three semester hours in history and senior status or consent.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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