Jim Crow Laws

by Leslie V. Tischauser

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313386091
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/06/2012
Series:	Landmarks of the American Mosaic Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	215
File size:	817 KB
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Leslie V. Tischauser is Professor of History at Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword vii

Preface ix

Introduction xi

Chronology xvii

1 Jim Crow Laws-Meaning, Origins, and Purpose 1

2 From the Civil Rights Cases to Legal Segregation, 1883-1896 17

3 Jim Crow Triumphant, 1896-1918 35

4 From the Great Migration to the Great Depression, 1915-1933 59

5 Jim Crow: From the New Deal to the Double "V," 1933-1945 83

6 The Long, Slow Decline of Jim Crow, 1945-1954 107

7 After Brown: Jim Crow Is Overcome 129

Biographies 153

Primary Documents 165

Glossary 189

Annotated Bibliography 193

Index 205