The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.88 (776 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312313241 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wormser, a television producer and writer, provides an illuminating, succinct history of racial discrimination in the U.S., especially in the South. . Likewise, the positions of middle-class and well-known white segregationists-Strom Thurmond, the KKK, Andrew Johnson-are also documented. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells and Thurgood Marshall. The book begins in 1865 at the end of the Civil War and concludes in 1954 with Brown v. Board of Education and the integration of public schools. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. Washington, W.E.B. Songs and 80 b&w photos. To emphasize the tremendous obstacles African-Americans had to face in the U.S.-lynchings, substandard schools, chain gangs, low or no pay-Wormser uses personal narratives of slaves and freeman as well as the work of iconic African-American figures, such as Booker T. Wormser concludes that, "though Jim Crow is no longer codified in the laws, and the racial climate has decidedly improved, white supre
The strike led to a lawsuit that became one of the five cases the United States Supreme Court reviewed when it declared segregation in education illegal.As the twenty-first century rolls forward, we are losing the remaining survivors of this pivotal era. And Barbara Johns, a sixteen-year-old Virginia student who organized a student strike in 1951. During these times, characterized by some as “worse than slavery,” African Americans fought the status quo, acquiring education and land and building businesses, churches, and communities, despite laws designed to segregate and disenfranchise them. Du Bois and Booker T. Wells, and W.E.B. White supremacy prevailed, but did not destroy, the spirit of the
Excellent Slice of History The period of Reconstruction is much, much more than the story of former slaves, however one of the core themes of Reconstruction is the withdrawal of Union troops by President Hayes and the subsequent implementation of Jim Crow in the late 19th century and early 20 century South. This is a shameful, compelling story of physical violence, wilful denial of voting rights, and subjugation of former slaves to the lowest economic levels of society. Even . Quick read with concise answers Christian U Unogu A quick read that gives a precise and concise account of Jim Crow laws. Good pictures littered across the book.. "Five Stars" according to mmjaljs. I love my history.Which is World History! Awesome book.Sam Jones