The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Emancipation ended slavery, but not its legacy.
Air Date: 10/1/2002
Imdb: tt0345863
Popularity: 1.329
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Last Aired: 10/22/2002 12:00:00AM
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Status: Ended
Seasons: 1 - Info
Networks: PBS

Overview: 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.