The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann Woodward
This historical analysis examines the history and development of racial segregation laws, known as "Jim Crow", in the United States. It explores the origins of these laws in the post-Civil War era, their enforcement in the South, and the eventual resistance and dismantling of them during the Civil Rights Movement. The book also challenges the perception that segregation was a natural outcome of racial tensions, instead arguing that it was a system carefully constructed by white elites to maintain economic and political control.
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- Published
- 1955
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 245
- Original Language
- English
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