The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - Season 1 Episode 1 Promises Betrayed (1865-1896)

Name: The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Genre: Documentary
Released: 22 Oct 2002
Rating: 0.00
Cast: Richard Roundtree

Emancipation ended slavery, but not its legacy. 2002-10-22 United States of America 56 minutes.

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Documentary southern usa racial segregation lynching white supremacists jim crow laws civil rights movement

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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Oct 01, 2002

1 - 1

Promises Betrayed (1865-1896) Oct 01, 2002
1 - 2

Fighting Back (1896-1917) Oct 08, 2002
1 - 3

Don't Shout Too Soon (1917-1940) Oct 15, 2002
1 - 4

Terror and Triumph (1940-1954) Oct 22, 2002

Overview

When the Civil War ended, Reconstruction held much promise for free black men and women. But as the North gradually withdrew support for black aspirations for land, civil and political rights, and legal due process, Southern whites passed laws that segregated and disfranchised African Americans, and reinforced them through violence and terror. By 1876 Reconstruction was over, and new black leaders responded, such as activist/separatist Benjamin "Pap" Singleton, anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells, and Booker T. Washington.

Year 2002

Studio PBS

Director

Crew Richard Wormser (Director), Richard Wormser (Producer), Richard Wormser (Writer), Bill Jersey (Director), Bill Jersey (Producer), Bill Jersey (Writer)

Popularity 0.2583

Language English