The Rise of the South in American Thought and Education: The Rockefeller Years (1902-1917) and Beyond

John M. Heffron ’74 argues that Southern cultural traditions at the turn of the 20th century enabled, rather than stymied, cultural progressives, especially in education. The Rise of the South in American Thought and Education (Peter Lang Inc.) follows the path of Southern values and emphasis on vocational education as it moved northward to respond to the economic and social change prevalent in the North.