The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow(2002)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2002-10-01
Average Runtime: 56m
Rating: 7.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
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.
Keywords
southern usaracial segregationlynchingwhite supremacistsjim crow lawscivil rights movement
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 4E01
Promises Betrayed (1865-1896)
Air Date: 2002-10-01
When the Civil War ended, Reconstruction held much promise for free black men and women. But as the North gradually w...
E02
Fighting Back (1896-1917)
Air Date: 2002-10-08
As a successful black middle class arises, white supremacists are determined to destroy its political power, but educ...
E03
Don't Shout Too Soon (1917-1940)
Air Date: 2002-10-15
Mob violence, lynchings, and massacres of blacks increase between World Wars I and II, and three members of the fledg...
E04
Terror and Triumph (1940-1954)
Air Date: 2002-10-22
Amid the surge of black activism following World War II, prolonged legal battles led to Supreme Court decisions that ...
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