POLS 118. The South in American Political Development (AP)

Since the Founding, the American South has played a distinct role in American Politics. From the writing of the Constitution to antebellum politics to the Civil War, from Jim Crow to the Civil Rights era to mass incarceration today–many of the major political developments in the history of the United States were implicated–and provoked–by Southern politics in state and nation. This seminar takes a deep dive into the role that Southern states and their political strivings have played in American Political Development from the Founding until today.
American Politics.

Barring exceptional circumstances, all honors seminars should be taken for 2-credits.
Social Sciences.
2 credit seminar.
Spring 2026. Schwarz.
Department website: Political Science

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