| Jim Crow Laws Contributor(s): Tischauser, Leslie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313386080 ISBN-13: 9780313386084 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Law | Discrimination - Law | Constitutional |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| LCCN: 2012007814 |
| Series: Landmarks of the American Mosaic |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.15 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |