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The Souths That Shaped the Nation
Dr. Alderman surveys five southern eras from nationalism to emergent modernism, praising education, industrial growth, and racial policy. He notes rugged shifts from imperial to militant to submerged South, then outlines gains in public schooling, black education, land ownership, and industrialization, arguing reform through learning and steady policy.
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South
State University
Virginia
South Atlantic
New England
Middle States