Featured American History Titles for Public Libraries
Overview
This disquieting yet important book describes the injustices, humiliations, and brutalities inflicted on African Americans in a racist culture that was created -- and protected -- by the forces of law and order.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Series Foreword.
Preface.
Introduction.
Chronology.
1: Jim Crow Laws—Meaning, Origins, and Purpose.
2: From the Civil Rights Cases to Legal Segregation, 1883–1896.
3: Jim Crow Triumphant, 1896–1918.
4: From the Great Migration to the Great Depression, 1915–1933.
5: Jim Crow: From the New Deal to the Double “V,” 1933–1945.
