HIST 371
THE NEW SOUTH

1. Catalog Entry

History 371. The New South (A)
Three hours lecture (3).

Prerequisite: 3 hours of History at 100-level

Analysis of internal southern development since 1865; special attention to political and racial factors.

2. Detailed Description of Content of Course

1. The Concept of Southern Regionalism
2. Reconstruction, Redemption, and Reunion
3. Southern Blacks and White Progressivism
4. The Disfranchisement Movement
5. Non-Racial Aspects of the Mind of the South
6. Southern Writers: The Perpetuation of the Southern Regional Consciousness
7. Economic and Demographic Changes Through World War II
8. Political Changes Since World War II
9. The Second Reconstruction
10. Southern Culture in the Late 20th Century

3. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

Course will be conducted primarily through the lecture/discussion method supplemented by videos, slides, and music.

4. Goals and Objectives of the Course

1. Students should have acquired a basic understanding of the American South since the Civil War.
2. Students should have acquired a basis for interpreting the South in the context of American history and culture.

5. Assessment Measures

Graded assignments will include in-class tests, a final examination, and written exercises which may include a term paper or book review essays.

6. Other Course Information

None.

7. Review and Approval

Date Action Reviewed by
January 2005 Reviewed and Approved by Charles McClellan