The South in American History

Description

The American South plays a central role in American history, from the first permanent English colony through the election of 2008. This course will focus on key episodes when Southern history and the history of the nation intersected at particularly important points: the emergence and spread of slavery, the founding, the Civil War, the creation of segregation, and the civil rights struggle. The course will be taught in Richmond, Virginia, a city rich in museums and historic sites that the seminar will use to explore the subjects addressed in the seminar.

Contact email
seminars@gilderlehrman.org
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Phone number
646-366-9666
Target Audience
Middle and high school
Start Date
Cost
Free; $400 stipend granted
Course Credit
Pittsburg State University (PSU) is pleased to offer graduate credit to workshop participants at a tuition fee of $199 per credit hour. Participants can receive three graduate credit hours for the duration of the week.
Duration
Four days
End Date
Website
http://www.gilderlehrman.org/teachers/seminar_descriptions/seminar_ayers.html

Credit Mobilier Scandal

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes one of the greatest political scandals in American history, involving a company called Credit Mobilier. The scandal was traced to the highest levels of President Ulysses S. Grant's administration.

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Corporate Consolidation in the Late 1800s

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes how, in the 1870s and 1880s, most companies were organized under the principles of vertical or horizontal integration. Vertical integration meant the company controlled all phases of production. Horizontal integration often resulted in monopolies because of the cooperation between companies which produced the same product.

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The Erie Canal

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This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces the Erie Canal as the technological wonder of its age. Shipping on the canal was three times faster than moving goods on land.

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Assuming State Debts

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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes how, when Alexander Hamilton became the Secretary of the Treasury, one of the first things he did was to have the treasury assume all state debts accrued from the American Revolution.

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