The Age of Jim Crow

by Jane Dailey

Book Overview

In The Age of Jim Crow, Jane Dailey introduces readers to a fascinating collection of documents on race and segregation in America that were created between the end of the Civil War and the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement a century later. Organized around two themes, Dailey highlights the role of law in creating, maintaining, and -- ultimately -- helping to undo segregation. She also traces the effects of interracial sex and marriage as they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039392758X
• ISBN13: 9780393927580
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.1"