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

Object Details

Author: Pollard, Sam; Jersey, Bill; Wormser, Richard 1933-; Grant, William (William R.); Roundtree, Richard 1942-; Quest Productions; VideoLine (Firm); WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.); California Newsreel (Firm)

Originally produced for television broadcast.; DVD.
Contents: Program 1. Promises betrayed (1865-1896) -- pr. 2. Fighting back (1896-1917) -- pr. 3. Don't shout too soon (1917-1940) -- pr. 4. Terror and triumph (1940-1954)
Summary: The rise and fall of Jim Crow 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.

2002

Type: Video recordings; DVD-Video discs; Documentary television programs; History

Physical description: 4 videodiscs (56 min. each) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic: African Americans--Segregation--History; African Americans--Civil rights--History; African Americans--Social life and customs; African Americans--Social conditions; Segregation--History; Segregation--Law and legislation; Racism; Race relations