The Rise of the Jim Crow Era

The Rise of the Jim Crow Era
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Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages : 82
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ISBN-10 : 9781680480429
ISBN-13 : 1680480421
Rating : 4/5 (421 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Rise of the Jim Crow Era by : Maria Hussey

Download or read book The Rise of the Jim Crow Era written by Maria Hussey and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting in the 1870s, Jim Crow laws began to appear across the South. Their aim was to enforce racial segregation, consolidating power in the hands of whites. This book examines the impact of these 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.


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