The Legacy of Jim Crow

<b><i>&#147;A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the shadows of the past.&#148;</i> <b>&#150;Sherri L. Smith award-winning author of <i>Flygirl</i></b><br>&#160;<br>Introducing a new nonfiction series for the next generation of activists uncovering the hidden history of the United States through an anti-racist lens.</b><br><br><b>The true story of the discriminatory laws and ideas that affected African American life for generations.</b><br>&#160;<br>&#160;&#160;&#160;In the late nineteenth century white lawmakers in the United&#160;States created a set of policies collectively called &#147;Jim Crow&#148; that created segregated facilities like schools and parks for African Americans in the South.<br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;But Jim Crow&#150;type policies didn&#146;t just affect the South. These policies have had far-reaching effects across America impacting where Black people live how they&#146;re treated by the criminal justice system and how they&#146;re portrayed in TV and film.<br>&#160;&#160;&#160; <i>The Legacy of Jim Crow</i> explores the details that have far too often been covered up along with exclusive interviews with experts including Pulitzer Prize&#150;winning author Jeffrey C. Stewart.