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  • The New South and Future South

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    Columbus Marriott 800 Front Ave, Columbus, United States

    The New South and the Future South Historians define the New South as the period following Reconstruction. Denoting this as "New" meant that changes had occurred. Most point to the Southern economy and the abolition of slavery, but others elements of Southern life experienced change as well, most of it considered detrimental to the Southern tradition. Yet, for cities like...

    $599 – $1299

  • The Declaration and Decentralization

    Renaissance Hotel Montgomery 201 Tallapoosa St, Montgomery, AL, United States

    The Declaration and Decentralization Jefferson's Declaration of Independence celebrates its 250th anniversary in 2026, and no document is more misunderstood and misrepresented in American history. For many Americans, the Declaration symbolizes the "proposition nation" that "all men are created equal." But the real key to understanding the Declaration is the final paragraph which established thirteen "free and independent States." The...

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  • Reconsidering John C. Calhoun

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    Clemson University Conference Center and Inn 230 Madren Center Drive, Clemson, SC, United States

    Reconsidering John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun is arguably the most controversial political figure in American history. No one invites the same amount of criticism from both the left and the right as Calhoun. He has been labeled the “cast iron man,” the “defender of slavery,” the “Marx of the Master Class,” and is routinely blamed for “Secession Winter” of...

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  • The Deep North

    Crowne Plaza 831 Tanger Outlet Blvd, North Charelston, SC, United States

    The Deep North In the 1970s, many colleges and universities started creating "Southern Studies" programs aimed at understanding Southern cultural distinctiveness. The point was clear. The South represented something unique in American life. Graduate students in the humanities, fine arts, and social sciences began studying this thing known as the "South." It became a specimen, a curiosity, a "peculiar" other...

    $259 – $499