Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic
- ISBN-10
- 1610696646
- ISBN-13
- 9781610696647
- Series
- Jim Crow
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 473
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-10-28
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Authors
- Barry M. Stentiford, Nikki Brown
Description
This one-volume reference work examines a broad range of topics related to the establishment, maintenance, and eventual dismantling of the discriminatory system known as Jim Crow. • Provides a one-stop source of information for students researching the period of American history dominated by the discriminatory system of Jim Crow laws • Puts phenomena such as "Sundown towns" within a larger framework of official discrimination • Documents the methods used to create, maintain, and dismantle Jim Crow
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