HIST 5018 - History of the American South to 1900

Study of the diverse peoples and dynamic socioeconomic, cultural, and political processes that shaped the American South and affected its relationship to the broader world from the colonial period to the emergence of a “New South.” Examines the origins and effects of racism and slavery; the regional and national institutions created to sustain and extend slavery; its destruction in the midst of the Civil War; and the complex realities and legacy of emancipation for the region and the nation.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Enhance critical reading, writing, thinking, and verb.
Student’s work demonstrates critical use and proper citation of both primary and secondary sources.
Understand historical actors, their ideas, and their beliefs within the context of place and time.
Understand historiographic approaches to the the American South.
Understand the South’s place within the United States and the modern world.
Understand the dynamics and individuals that shaped the history of the southern United States.

Ohio University

Ohio University

HIST 5018 - History of the American South to 1900