History of the South, also Telling about the South

This course covers the creation of Race, the history of the South, and how the American dream was a crock for African-Americans (as well as most white Americans). Fields is very friendly, although she can appear and come off to be quite intimidating. Her delivery is bland and dry, but the information is very interesting. I recommend this course to any aspiring United States history majors, or anyone interested in learning about the creation of race.. and of the history of the South and its significance for the United States. Fields is definitely to the LEFT, politically -- she's not a wishy washy liberal. She's pretty left and pretty vocal, but it takes time to get it out of her. She's also (the only?) African american female tenured professor in the history department, and indeed at Columbia university. She's considered to be one of THE authorities in her field, and she's quite prominent and reputable. She's quite intimidating, but it's worth getting over the fear because you can learn alot from her. She certainly change many points of view I held prior to meeting her.