Bibliograph

The rise of the Jim Crow era, edited by Maria Hussey

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The rise of the Jim Crow era, edited by Maria Hussey

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The rise of the Jim Crow era

Nature of contents

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Responsibility statement

edited by Maria Hussey

Series statement

The African American experience, from slavery to the presidencyGale eBooks

Summary

This book examines the impact of laws and other challenges that African Americans faced between the Reconstruction period and World War I. Topics discussed include the rise of groups promoting white supremacy, laws designed to quash African-American voting, Plessey v. Ferguson, the success of Booker T. Washington and the Tuskegee Institute, racially motivated riots, and the formation of the NAACP

Table Of Contents

one. The rebirth of white supremacy -- two. Political, economic, and social disparity -- three. The age of Booker T. Washington -- four. Violence, the Niagara movement, and the rise of the NAACP -- five. Black leaders

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