The Rise and Fall of the Slave South PWGE, USGC

This course is designed as an examination of the history of the region that became known as the American South, from the colonial era through the end of Reconstruction. Students will be focusing particularly on the evolution of the institution of slavery; its centrality in shaping regional identity and the social, cultural, political, and economic lives of white and black southerners; and the meaning and implications of its destruction during the Civil War.

Credits

3 credits

Course Code

HY 312