American Nightmare: The History of Jim CrowMacmillan + ORM, 2003 M01 4 - 304 pages For a hundred years after the end of the Civil War, a quarter of all Americans lived under a system of legalized segregation called Jim Crow. Together with its rigidly enforced canon of racial "etiquette," these rules governed nearly every aspect of life--and outlined draconian punishments for infractions. |
Contents
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The History of Jim Crow 3 INTO THE NIGHT THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY | 80 |
The History of Jim Crow 4 FULLBLOWN JIM CROW BETWEEN THE WARS | 114 |
The History of Jim Crow 5 HOW WHITE AMERICA RATIONALIZED JIM CROW | 151 |
The History of Jim Crow 6 THE WAR YEARS | 172 |
The History of Jim Crow 7 GETTING TO THE END | 210 |
The History of Jim Crow 8 THE LAST YEARS | 244 |
The History of Jim Crow Bibliography | 275 |
The History of Jim Crow Index | 281 |