John David Smith, the Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the author or editor of nineteen books, including Black Judas: William Hannibal Thomas and ""The American Negro,"" winner of the Mayflower Society Award for Nonfiction.

A heavily researched and clearly written survey of pro- and antislavery American writings from Appomattox to Versailles. - Choice ""Scholars will find [An Old Creed for the New South] to be a perceptive analysis of racism in our profession and a useful guide to the literature."" - Journal of American History ""Smith shows, in striking detail, how the history of slavery was used to justify the segregation of blacks in 1865-66 and again in post-Reconstruction America."" - Law and History Review ""Smith's insightful study remains an essential text for students of slavery, race relations, and historiography."" - North Carolina Historical Review

John David Smith, the Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the author or editor of nineteen books, including Black Judas: William Hannibal Thomas and ""The American Negro,"" winner of the Mayflower Society Award for Nonfiction.

A heavily researched and clearly written survey of pro- and antislavery American writings from Appomattox to Versailles. - Choice ""Scholars will find [An Old Creed for the New South] to be a perceptive analysis of racism in our profession and a useful guide to the literature."" - Journal of American History ""Smith shows, in striking detail, how the history of slavery was used to justify the segregation of blacks in 1865-66 and again in post-Reconstruction America."" - Law and History Review ""Smith's insightful study remains an essential text for students of slavery, race relations, and historiography."" - North Carolina Historical Review

John David Smith, the Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is the author or editor of nineteen books, including Black Judas: William Hannibal Thomas and ""The American Negro,"" winner of the Mayflower Society Award for Nonfiction.

A heavily researched and clearly written survey of pro- and antislavery American writings from Appomattox to Versailles. - Choice ""Scholars will find [An Old Creed for the New South] to be a perceptive analysis of racism in our profession and a useful guide to the literature."" - Journal of American History ""Smith shows, in striking detail, how the history of slavery was used to justify the segregation of blacks in 1865-66 and again in post-Reconstruction America."" - Law and History Review ""Smith's insightful study remains an essential text for students of slavery, race relations, and historiography."" - North Carolina Historical Review