Jim Crow laws

by Tischauser, Leslie Vincent

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Title Statements

Full title :Jim Crow laws / Leslie V. Tischauser.

Summary

Jim Crow Laws presents the history of the discriminatory laws that segregated people by race in the American South from the end of the Civil War through passage of the 1965 Civil Rights Act. To paint a true picture of these deplorable restrictions, this book provides a detailed analysis of the creation, defense, justification, and fight against the Jim Crow system. "Among the subjects covered here are the origins of legal inequality for African Americans in the aftermath of the Civil War; the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in weakening constitutional protections against discrimination established in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments; the white justification of segregation; and the extreme brutality of Jim Crow's defenders. Equally important, readers will learn about the psychological, political, social, and economic costs endured by the victims of Jim Crow inequality, as well as about the motivations, rejections, and successes faced by those who stood against these abominations"--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Greenwood
Place of Publication:Santa Barbara, Calif
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

Description:xxiii, 215 pages ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780313386084, 0313386080, 9780313386091, 0313386099
oclc:ocn729344480
LC Classification:KF4757
Dewey Decimal:342.7308/73

Jim Crow laws : meaning, origins, and purpose -- From the Civil Rights Cases to legal segregation, 1883-1896 -- Jim Crow triumphant, 1896-1918 -- From the great migration to the Great Depression : 1915-1933 -- Jim Crow : from the New Deal to the double "V," 1933-1945 -- The long, slow decline of Jim Crow, 1945-1954 -- After Brown : Jim Crow is overcome.

Subjects

African Americans -- Legal status, laws… African Americans -- Social conditions African Americans -- Social conditions … History Noirs américains -- Conditions sociales… Race discrimination -- Law and legislat… Race discrimination -- Law and legislat… To 1964 United States