The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

"Emancipation ended slavery, but not its legacy."

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.

First Aired

Oct 1, 2002

Last Aired

Oct 22, 2002

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Networks

PBS

Production

Quest Productions, Videoline Productions, Thirteen