The rise and fall of Jim Crow
Contributors: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Thirteen WNET
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: African Americans -- Segregation -- History.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.; United States -- Race relations.
Other titles: Rise and fall of Jim Crow, PBS; Rise and fall of Jim Crow (Television program)
Description: Companion Web site to a four-part documentary  under the same title that explores segregation from the end of the Civil War to the dawn of the modern civil rights movement. Discusses lynchings and beatings, demeaning treatment, and a life of subordination for Southern blacks that was maintained by white supremacist laws and customs known as "Jim Crow." The site provides series background, an interactive timeline, biographies of the most influential leaders, lesson plans and student activities, and an extensive list of links to related resources.
Notes: Title from home page (viewed on Sept. 2, 2003).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.