Rise and Fall of Jim Crow : The Companion to the PSB Televison Series

by Wormser, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780312313241
• ISBN10: 0312313241
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-05
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Summary

Incorporating historical commentary, eyewitness testimony, and more than 100 images and graphics, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow explores a missing piece of American history-the story of the African-American struggle for freedom from 1880 to 1954. The book covers the contributions of leaders like W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington, the emergence of the black middle class and intellectual elite, and the birth of the NAACP. It also tells of ordinary heroes who accomplished the extraordinary. The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow demonstrates how African Americans surpassed mere survival to create remark-able faith and activity within their black community.

Author Biography

Richard Wormser is an award-winning writer and photographer. He has written, produced, and directed over one hundred programs for television, educational institutions, and government. His programs have received over twenty-five awards. He is the originator, series coproducer, and writer/director of the four-part PBS television series The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow. He has also written twenty books of young adult nonfiction, and has taught film and video production courses at the University of Bridgeport and Global Village in New York. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
The Promise of Freedom, 1865--1877	1	(18)
Promises Betrayed, 1880--1890	19	(24)
New Roads Taken, 1880--1890	43	(20)
``Jim Crow Comes to Town,'' 1890--1896	63	(16)
Victories and Defeats, 1897--1900	79	(24)
The Worst of Times, 1900--1917	103	(22)
Prelude to Change: Between Two Wars, 1918--1931	125	(20)
Center Stage for Civil Rights, 1932--1944	145	(20)
The Breakthrough, 1945--1954	165	(18)
Epilogue 1954--	183	(4)
Bibliography	187	(6)
List of Credits	193	(2)
Index	195