Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

Name: Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
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ISBN: 9780312313265

ISBN-10: 0312313268

ISBN-13: 9780312313265

Edition: Revised

Authors: Richard Wormser

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From Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement, African Americans fought the status quo, acquiring education and land, and building businesses, churches and communities, despite laws designed to segregate, terrorize, and disenfranchise them. White supremacy prevailed, but did not destroy, the spirit of the black community. Richard Wormser has been working on this important documentary for seven years. Worse Than Slavery will incorporate historical commentary and oral history along with more than 100 images, bringing the brutality and courage of the African American struggle for equality to life. Beginning with the period from 1865 to 1896, the book covers the end of the Civil War and…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 2/5/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Promise of Freedom, 1865-1877



Promises Betrayed, 1880-1890



New Roads Taken, 1880-1890



"Jim Crow Comes to Town," 1890-1896



Victories and Defeats, 1897-1900



The Worst of Times, 1900-1917



Prelude to Change: Between Two Wars, 1918-1931



Center Stage for Civil Rights, 1932-1944



The Breakthrough, 1945-1954


Epilogue: 1954-


Bibliography


List of Credits


Index