The Jim Crow Encyclopedia [Two Volumes]
Greenwood Milestones in African American History
Book Code:
GR4181
ISBN:
0-313-34181-8
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-34181-6
944 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication:
10/30/2008
Availability:
Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 10/30/2008)
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
7 x 10
Subjects:
Description:
"Jim Crow" refers to a set of laws in many states, predominantly in the South, after the end of Reconstruction in 1877 that severely restricted the rights and privileges of African Americans. As a caste system of enormous social and economic magnitude, the institutionalization of Jim Crow was the most significant element in African American life until the 1960s Civil Rights Movement led to its dismantling. Racial segregation, as well as responses to it and resistance against it, dominated the African American consciousness and continued to oppress African Americans and other minorities, while engendering some of the most important African American contributions to society. This major encyclopedia is the first devoted to the Jim Crow era. The era is encapsulated through more than 275 essay entries on such areas as law, media, business, politics, employment, religion, education, people, events, culture, the arts, protest, the military, class, housing, sports, and violence as well as through accompanying key primary documents excerpted as side bars. This set will serve as an invaluable, definitive resource for student research and general knowledge.
The authoritative entries are written by a host of historians with expertise in the Jim Crow era. The quality content comes in an easy-to-access format. Readers can quickly find topics of interest, with alphabetical and topical lists of entries in the frontmatter, along with cross-references to related entries per entry. Further reading is provided per entry. Dynamic sidebars throughout give added insight into the topics. A chronology, selected bibliography, and photos round out the coverage. Sample entries include Advertising, Affirmative Action, Armed Forces, Black Cabinet, Blues, Brooklyn Dodgers, Bolling v. Sharpe, Confederate Flag, Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Detroit Race Riot 1943, Ralph Ellison, Eyes on the Prize,, G.I. Bill, Healthcare, Homosexuality, Intelligence Testing, Japanese Internment, Liberia, Minstrelsy, Nadir of the Negro, Poll Taxes, Rhythm and Blues, Rural Segregation, Sharecropping, Sundown Towns, Booker T. Washington, Works Project Administration, World War II.
Table of Contents:
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List of Entries
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Guide to Related Topics
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Preface
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Introduction
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Chronology of Jim Crow
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List of Entries
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Topical List of Entries
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The Encyclopedia
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Selected Bibliography
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About the Editors and Contributors
LC Card Number:
2008013645
LCC Class:
E185
Dewey Class:
305
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