Examines the history of the Jim Crow laws that were enacted during the late nineteenth century that limited the rights and privileges of African-American's, and describes the efforts of the civil rights movement in the mid-twentieth century to change those laws.
Historical photographs and text help chronicle the experiences of African-Americans during the Reconstruction era, discussing how they adapted to life after being freed from slavery and tried to build new lives for themselves.
Traces the struggles of African Americans from the end of slavery through the period of Jim Crow segregation in the South, to the civil rights movement and legal equality.
An account of African-American life in the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War, based on first-person narratives, contemporary documents, and other historical sources.
