Southern Reconstruction and Its Aftermath: APD and HPE Perspectives (Extended APSA Panel)

USC Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California
Friday, September 1, 2023

All paper presentations will be in 308 Lewis Hall.

Panel 1: 2:00 pm to 3:20 pm

“Political Coalitions, State Capacity, and the Political Economy of Reconstruction in the Carolinas,” David Waldner (UVA), Daniel Blinderman (Michigan), and Robert Mickey (Michigan)

“Old Times There Are Not Forgotten: Southern Populism’s Legacy of Public Goods and Redistribution,” Daniel Blinderman (Michigan)

Discussant: David Bateman (Cornell)

Panel 2: 3:20 pm to 5:20 pm

“Reconstruction and Representation,” Amaan Charaniya (Wash U), Jordon Newton (Wash U), William G. Nomikos (UCSB), and Michael P. Olson (Wash U)

“Black Political Power and Incarceration in the U.S. South During Reconstruction,” Susanne Schwarz (Swarthmore)

“The Effects of Federal Wealth Transfers to Black Sailors during the Reconstruction Era,” Michael Weaver (UBC)

Discussant: Mayya Komisarchik (Rochester)