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.
Prerequisite: Political Science honors seminars are reserved for political science honors students, and when space allows, political science majors. Please check with department administrator for questions regarding this policy, or if you are in need of an exception.
Social Sciences.
2 credit seminar.
Eligible for PPE.
Spring 2026. Schwarz.
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