The Myth Of The New South Analysis

My topic for this discussion is “The Myth Of The New South”. Reformers used this term to call for a modernization of society and attitudes, to integrate more fully with the United States, and reject the economy and traditions of the Old South and slavery based plantation which is a system of the antebellum period (Grem 1850 - 1889). The “New South’ should have been a time for new beginnings for all, but it was taken advantage of by greedy entrepreneurs from the north, who capitalized off the weakness of the South after the war (Sitterson 1952). During this time the South was still being led by “Whigs with industrial, commercial, and capitalistic interest”. It was not just that which held the south back, but it was also the resistance and