CLASS SCHEDULE:

WEEK 1 - THE UNIQUE PLACE OF THE SOUTH IN AMERICAN HISTORY
    READ:  Dewey Grantham, The South in Modern America
6/6 Introduction - selection of discussion topics
6/7  From the Civil War to The Great War - Introduction through  Ch. 3, to p 86
6/8 
From the New Era to the Second World War - chapters 
4 - 7, to p 193
Katherine Ferreira - Progressivism in the New South
6/9 From the Civil Rights to 1990s - finish Grantham; class will meet at Fort Pulaski
WEEK 2 - ECONOMIC DEVASTATION:  THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN THE UNITED STATES
    READ:  Robert McElvaine, The Great Depression
6/12   
The Twenties
Richard Copeland - Communism in the American South
6/13 The Great Depression
6/14  First New Deal - Film, "Mean Things Happening"
6/15 
Second New Deal
Brandy Resendez - Social Security Act in the South
6/16  Dr. Barbara Fertig and Bruce Habersham presentation on oral history project
 WEEK 3 - THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN THE SOUTH
    READ:  Douglas Smith, The New Deal in the Urban South
6/19
Depression in Southern Cities 
Scott Coleman - Depression in the Rural South
6/20
Changes brought by the New Deal:  Social, Political, Economic, Cultural
Tania Sammons - WPA Paintings
6/21
The Welfare State Emerges - Work Programs and Relief
Karen Gwinner - Work Relief
6/22
Labor Issues; Housing; Federal Programs
Luciana Spracher - Housing Programs 
6/23
Race, Class, Gender Issues - Book Reviews Due
Vaughnette Gulhauger - Origins of the Welfare State
WEEK 4 - NEW DEAL IN SAVANNAH AND HISTORIOGRAPHICAL ISSUES
    READ: Grob and Billias, Chptr. 7; Davis and Woodman, Chptr. 8; Documents on electronic reserve.
6/26  New Deal in Historical Perspective
6/27  The New Deal's Effect on the American People
6/28 New Deal Historiography
6/29 Fort Pulaski in Historical Perspective
 6/30  Wrap-up; take home exams handed out, due 7/5
WEEK 5 -
7/3   Study Day
7/4  HOLIDAY
7/5  Exams due before 5:00 pm