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History of the New South (HIS 254)

Term: 2019-2020 Academic Year Spring

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Margaret L. BrownShow MyInfo popup for Margaret L. Brown
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This course takes a probing look at the myths and realities of the New South. This is a reading, lecture, and discussion seminar that will look at Reconstruction, segregation, the creation of Appalachia, and the southern movement for Civil Rights. Substantial contract with primary sources and material culture will help students look at the competing ideas of what it means to be a southerner. Meets General Education Distribution Area III.A.