Bibliograph

The rise and fall of Jim Crow, a co-production of Quest Productions, VideoLine Productions and Thirteen/WNET New York

Type

Label

The rise and fall of Jim Crow, a co-production of Quest Productions, VideoLine Productions and Thirteen/WNET New York

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The rise and fall of Jim Crow

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

56590455

Responsibility statement

a co-production of Quest Productions, VideoLine Productions and Thirteen/WNET New York

Runtime

224

Summary

Offers the first comprehensive look at race relations in America between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. This definitive four-part series documents the context in which the laws of segregation known as the "Jim Crow" system originated and developed

Table Of Contents

Program 1. Promises betrayed (1865-1896): Whites pass laws to segregate and disenfranchise African Americans; Ida B. Wells and Booker T. Washington lead struggles for justice -- Program 2. Fighting back (1896-1917): Black America's new middle class faces increasing white violence; W.E.B. DuBois joins the NAACP -- Program 3. Don't shout too soon (1917-1940): Returning Black WWI soldiers intensify calls for justice; Charles Hamilton Houston wins the first Supreme Court victory -- Program 4. Terror and triumph (1940-1954): Intense white violence will not stop triumphant freedom fighters; The Brown v. Board of Education launches the civil rights movement

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification