The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (2002)

Emancipation ended slavery, but not its legacy.

1 seasons · 4 episodes · 56m· Documentary

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.

Year

2002

Country

Language

English

First aired

1 October 2002

TMDB

7.0 (1)