(The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow)

Overview: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Networks:

PBS

Year:

2002

Directors:

Richard Wormser

Production companies:

Quest Productions,

Videoline Productions,

Thirteen

Actors:

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crews:

Director

Producer

Writer

Director

Producer