TOPIC 6.4
The “New South”
THEMATIC FOCUS American and National Identity (NAT)
The development of and debates about democracy, freedom, citizenship, diversity,
and individualism shape American national identity, cultural values, and beliefs about
American exceptionalism, and in turn, these ideas shape political institutions and
society. Throughout American history, notions of national identity and culture have
coexisted with varying degrees of regional and group identities.
Unit 6: Learning Objective C
Explain how various factors contributed to continuity and change in the “New South” from 1877 to 1898.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
Despite the industrialization of some segments of the Southern economy—a change promoted by Southern leaders who called for a “New South”—agriculture based on sharecropping and tenant farming continued to be the primary economic activity in the South.
KC-2
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson that upheld racial segregation helped to mark the end of most of the political gains African Americans made during Reconstruction. Facing increased violence, discrimination, and scientific theories of race, African American reformers continued to fight for political and social equality.
The development of and debates about democracy, freedom, citizenship, diversity,
and individualism shape American national identity, cultural values, and beliefs about
American exceptionalism, and in turn, these ideas shape political institutions and
society. Throughout American history, notions of national identity and culture have
coexisted with varying degrees of regional and group identities.
Unit 6: Learning Objective C
Explain how various factors contributed to continuity and change in the “New South” from 1877 to 1898.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
Despite the industrialization of some segments of the Southern economy—a change promoted by Southern leaders who called for a “New South”—agriculture based on sharecropping and tenant farming continued to be the primary economic activity in the South.
KC-2
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson that upheld racial segregation helped to mark the end of most of the political gains African Americans made during Reconstruction. Facing increased violence, discrimination, and scientific theories of race, African American reformers continued to fight for political and social equality.