The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
“Emancipation ended slavery, but not its legacy.”
A landmark four-part series exploring segregation from the end of the civil war to the dawn of the modern civil rights movement. Lynchings and beatings by night. Demeaning treatment by day. And a life of crushing subordination for Southern blacks that was maintained by white supremacist laws and customs known as "Jim Crow." It was a brutal and oppressive era in American history, but during this time, large numbers of African Americans and a corps of influential black leaders bravely fought against the status quo, amazingly acquiring for African Americans the opportunities of education, business, land ownership, and a true spirit of community.
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- Ep 1
1.Promises Betrayed (1865-1896)
01-10-200256mWhen the Civil War ended, Reconstruction held much promise for free black men and women. But as the North gradually withdrew support for black aspirations for land, civil and polit...
- Ep 2
2.Fighting Back (1896-1917)
08-10-200256mAs a successful black middle class arises, white supremacists are determined to destroy its political power, but educator Charlotte Hawkins Brown is among those helping African Ame...
- Ep 3
3.Don't Shout Too Soon (1917-1940)
15-10-200256mMob violence, lynchings, and massacres of blacks increase between World Wars I and II, and three members of the fledgling NAACP lead campaigns to confront these threats. W.E.B. Du...
- Ep 4
4.Terror and Triumph (1940-1954)
22-10-200256mAmid the surge of black activism following World War II, prolonged legal battles led to Supreme Court decisions that opened doors and restored voting rights for blacks. The battle...
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