The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

“Emancipation ended slavery, but not its legacy.”

• 2002
• •
• Ended

• Documentary

★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 1 votes

A landmark four-part series exploring segregation from the end of the civil war to the dawn of the modern civil rights movement. Lynchings and beatings by night. Demeaning treatment by day. And a life of crushing subordination for Southern blacks that was maintained by white supremacist laws and customs known as "Jim Crow." It was a brutal and oppressive era in American history, but during this time, large numbers of African Americans and a corps of influential black leaders bravely fought against the status quo, amazingly acquiring for African Americans the opportunities of education, business, land ownership, and a true spirit of community.

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Episode length

~56m

First aired

Oct 1, 2002

Networks

PBS

Original language

English

Origin

United States