A New History of the American South

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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American History Courses Religion Courses Geography Courses Slavery Courses Populism Courses Segregation Courses

Course Description

Overview

Relive the unforgettable drama of the American South with an award-winning professor.

Syllabus

By This Professor
01: The Geography of the American South
02: The World of Slavery
03: Slavery Becomes American
04: The Southern Colonies Take Root
05: Southern States in the New Nation
06: War, Uprising, and Southern Solidarity
07: The Birth of the Cotton South
08: Evangelical Faith in the South
09: Rebellion, Renewal: Tightening of Slavery
10: Arguments for and against Slavery
11: A Restless South: Expansion and Conflict
12: Life in the Slave South
13: Sovereignty and Slavery in the American West
14: The Complex Road to Secession
15: Elemental Loyalties and Descent into War
16: End of War and of Slavery
17: Reconstruction and the Freedmen’s Bureau
18: The Landscape of the New South
19: Farmers and the Rise of Populism
20: The Invention of Segregation
21: Lynching and Disfranchisement
22: Religious Faith in the New South
23: Literature and Music of the New South
24: The Legacies of the Southern Saga

Taught by

Edward L. Ayers

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