History of the American South, 1607-Present

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Development of the South’s social, economic and intellectual distinctiveness, with an emphasis on slavery, the plantation system, sectional conflict, modernization, Populism, disfranchisement, segregation, Dixie Demagogues and the Civil Rights Movement. May be taught concurrently with HST 638. Cannot receive credit for both HST 538 and HST 638. Prerequisite: 50 hours.