Louisiana History HIST Q245-001

Course Term: Spring 2020 Course Location: Class hours: MWF 1:30-2:20 Monroe 628 Instructor: Kevin McQueeney Email: [email protected]

Required Materials: Title: Louisiana: A History (6th Edition) Author: Bennet H. Wall et. al. ISBN: 9781118619292

Brief Course Overview: The course provides an overview of Louisiana’s social, economic, political, and cultural development from the pre-colonial period to the early 21st century. Students will learn about the people, geography, politics, culture, agriculture, and natural resources that have shaped the history of Louisiana.

Expected Student Learning Course Outcomes:

Students will have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge of Louisiana history and develop a greater understanding of the significance of Louisiana to U.S. history and world history. Students will enhance their knowledge of historical issues and their skills in historical research, including gaining proficiency in critical reading of primary and secondary sources; the ability to coordinate primary and secondary sources to support their ability to frame and answer historical questions; the ability to locate sources with appropriate search tools; ability in the historical process by drafting and answering questions that reflect understanding in the form of evidence-based arguments; and the skills to write papers/ carry out research projects that reflect their ability to read critically and use basic research tools.

Participation Expectations: Students are expected to complete the reading before the class meeting period and participate in class discussions and activities.

Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend every class period.

Grading: The course grade will be based on 1. Class participation in discussions. 2. Serving as Discussion Leader. Each student will serve as a discussion leader for one of the course weeks. Discussion leaders will prepare discussion questions and distribute to the other students in advance of that week of class. During class, the leaders will ask their questions and help facilitate the discussion. 3. Two take-home essay exams. 4. A digital history research project. Students will choose a topic in New Orleans history. They will conduct primary and secondary research on that topic over the course of the

semester. They will prepare a 400-word essay on that topic for inclusion on New Orleans Historical, a place-based historical tour website and app.

COURSE OUTLINE

WEEK 1 January 6, 8, 10 Introduction to Louisiana History

Reading: LAHIST Introduction, pp. 1-9, and Ch. 1 “Native Peoples and European Contact,” pp. 9- 31

Primary Sources: 1684 Map: https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3300.ct000656/?r=0.213,0.565,0.164,0.079,0

WEEK 2 January 13, 15, 17 French Colonial Louisiana Reading: LAHIST Chap. 2, “The Founding of French Louisiana,” pp. 32-51 Chap. 3, “Louisiana as a French Colony,” pp. 52-67

Primary Sources: 1720 Maps: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsm-lhc%3A88 https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/hnoc-p15140coll28%3A241 https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsm-lhc%3A52 1757 Map: https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/lsm-lhc%3A150 French Colonial Louisiana Documents (Blackboard)

*WEEK 3 January 22, 24 MLK Holiday Jan. 20 Spanish Louisiana and the End of French Louisiana

Reading: LAHIST Chap. 4, “Spanish Louisiana,” pp. 68-84 and Chap. 5, “The Final Years of Colonial Louisiana,” pp. 85-100

Primary Sources: Louisiana Purchase Documents (Blackboard)

*WEEK 4 January 27, 29, 31 The Americanization of Louisiana Reading: LA-HIST Chap. 6, “The Territorial Period,” pp. 105-126 and Chap. 7, “The Political Development of Antebellum Louisiana,” pp. 127-155 Rebecca Scott, Two Worlds of Cane: 1803-1860, pp. 11-16

Primary Documents: American Slave Laws Louisiana (Blackboard) Slave Voyage Database: http://www.slavevoyages.org Louisiana Slave Database http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/

*WEEK 5 February 3, 5, 7 Antebellum Louisiana and Slavery Reading: LAHIST Chap. 8, “Life and Labor in Antebellum Louisiana,” Urmi Engineer Willoughby, "The Ecology of Yellow Fever in Antebellum New Orleans: Sugar, Water Control, and Urban Development" http://www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/ecology-yellow-fever-antebellum-new-orleans- sugar-water-control-and-urban-development Kathryn Olivarius, "Immunity, Capital, and Power in Antebellum New Orleans," https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/american-historical-review/immunity- capital-and-power-in-antebellum-new-orleans Henry M. McGiven, Jr., "The Political Construction of a Disaster: The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1853" http://archive.oah.org/special-issues/katrina/McKiven13f1.html?link_id=kel_fever

Primary Documents: Yellow Fever Death Stats: http://nutrias.org/facts/feverdeaths.htm 1855 Auction (Blackboard) "Diseases and Peculiarities" (Blackboard) Births and Deaths on a Plantation (Blackboard) List of Sickness of Slaves (Blackboard) Slave Hospital Bill (Blackboard)

VISIT LOUISIANA COLLECTION TULANE UNIVERSITY

*WEEK 6 February 10, 12, 14 The Civil War in Louisiana Reading: LAHIST Chap. 9, “Civil War and Reconstruction in Louisiana,” pp. 197-226 "Louisiana and Secession," pp. 389-399 "The Secession Conventions of the South: Louisiana," pp. 387-397

Primary Documents: Secession Documents (Blackboard) Capture of New Orleans (Blackboard) Occupation of New Orleans (Blackboard) Impact on African Americans (Blackboard) Life Under Occupation (Blackboard)

*WEEK 7 February 17, 19, 21 Reconstruction Louisiana Reading: Rebecca J. Scott, "Building Citizenship: Louisiana 1862-1873," pp. 30-60 (Blackboard) "The Deadliest Massacre in Reconstruction-Era Louisiana Happened 150 Years Ago," https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-deadliest-massacre-reconstruction-era-louisiana- 180970420/ Justin Nystrom, "Reconstruction," https://64parishes.org/entry/reconstruction

Primary Sources: Black Code of Parish of St. Landry (Blackboard) Freedmen's Bureau Report (Blackboard) Freedmen's Bureau Records

https://www.freedmensbureau.com/louisiana/index.htm Mechanics' Institute Massacre (Blackboard) "The Riot in New Orleans": http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008680259/ Congressional Testimonies of African American Residents (Blackboard) Louisiana Constitution 1868 Excerpt (Blackboard) Full Constitution: https://archive.org/details/constitutionadop1868loui/page/n5 The Opelousas Massacre: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016555/1868-10-05/ed-1/seq-1/ Newspaper articles on the Colfax Massacre: https://www.lib.lsu.edu/collections/digital/dlnp/colfax-riot Colfax Congressional Reports: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/colfax-massacre-reports/ Battle of Liberty Place Documents (Blackboard)

Mardi Gras Holiday Feb. 24, 26, 28

*WEEK 8 March 2, 4, 6 Late Nineteenth Century Louisiana Reading: LAHIST Chap. 10, “Uneasy Interlude, 1877-1892,” pp. 233-255 Rebecca J. Scott, "Crisis and Voice: Southern Louisiana, 1874-1896," pp. 61-93 (Blackboard)

Primary Sources: http://www.monroeworktoday.org/explore/

1884 World Fair (Blackboard)

*WEEK 9 March 9, 11, 13 Populism, Progressivism, and Jim Crow Reading: Chap. 11, Bourbonism, Populism, and a Little Progressivism, 1892-1924,” pp. 256-279 Rebecca J. Scott "Democracy and Anti-Democracy: The Claims of Citizenship," pp. 154-166; The Right to Have Rights: 1901-1905, pp. 189-200 Craig Colten, "Basin Street Blues" (Blackboard)

Primary Documents: Health Hazards of New Orleans (Blackboard) 1924 Ordinance (Blackboard) Zoning (Blackboard)

*WEEK 10 March 16, 18, 20 Early Twentieth Century Louisiana Reading: Chap 12, “The Time of the Kingfish, 1924-1935,” pp. 280-300 and LAHIST-Chap. 13, “The Struggle to Catch Up,” pp 301-321, LAHIST Chap. 14, “Corruption, Reform, and Reaction, 1936-1950,” pp. 327-350

Primary Documents: Huey Long (Blackboard)

*WEEK 11 March 23, 25, 27 Civil Rights Part I Reading: Chap. 15, “Reform and Race, 1950-1960,” pp. 351-375 Adam Fairclough, "The New Orleans School Crisis," 234-264 and "Nonviolent Direct Action, "265- 296"

Primary Sources: School Plaquemines Parish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACxCoA5bqRw White Citizens Council Rally 8:30-10:00 http://crdl.usg.edu/cgi/crdl?action=retrieve;rset=007;recno=1;format=_video NOLA School Board: http://crdl.usg.edu/cgi/crdl?action=retrieve;rset=010;recno=1;format=_video NOLA Deseg: http://crdl.usg.edu/cgi/crdl?action=retrieve;rset=006;recno=1;format=_video http://crdl.usg.edu/cgi/crdl?action=retrieve;rset=008;recno=1;format=_video Offensive http://crdl.usg.edu/cgi/crdl?action=retrieve;rset=012;recno=1;format=_video http://crdl.usg.edu/cgi/crdl?action=retrieve;rset=014;recno=1;format=_video School Board after integration: http://crdl.usg.edu/cgi/crdl?action=retrieve;rset=011;recno=1;format=_video Ruby Bridges Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0wBXETJyHY

Civil Rights: Mississippi Summer Brochure (Blackboard) Corelator 1966 (Blackboard) SNCC Brochure (Blackboard) 1963 Boycott Flyer (Blackboard)

*WEEK 12 March 30, April 1, April 3 Civil Rights Part II Reading: Chap. 16, “The Decline of Racism, 1960-1972,” pp. 376-392 Adam Fairclough, "The Movement, 1963-1964," pp. 297-343 VISIT AMISTAD RESEARCH CENTER

*WEEK 13 April 6, 8 Easter Holiday April 10 Louisiana in the Late Twentieth Century Reading: Chap. 17, “The Era of Edwin Edwards, 1972-1987,” pp. 393-417 and Chap. 18, “Louisiana at the End of the Century, 1987-2000,” 418-453 Adam Fairclough, "The Promise and the Reality of School Integration," 429-462

*WEEK 14 Easter Holiday April 13 Class April 15, 17 Hurricane Katrina Readings: Richard Campanella, "Hurricane Katrina," 329-335 (Blackboard) "Through the Eye of Katrina: The Past as Prologue," Journal of American History Special Issue December 2007 Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

WEEK 15 April 20, 22, 24 Louisiana in the Twenty-First Century Reading: Chap. 19, “Louisiana in the New Millennium,” pp. 454-477 Presentation of Projects

WEEK 16 April 27, 29 Course Wrap-Up