Segregation and the Jim Crow Era
The late 19th and early 20th centuries witnessed the rise of Jim Crow laws in the South and de facto segregation in the North. Explore the major themes and events of this period in African-American history.
Definition of Jim Crow
What is a Jim Crow law? Find out in this essay, from About.com guide Nadra Kareem.
History of the Jim Crow Era
Photographs punctuate this history of the Jim Crow period, from About.com guide Tom Head.
Jim Crow Laws and Etiquette
An explanation of the Jim Crow laws and informal rules that dictated the lives of African Americans during the late 1800s and early 1900s, from the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
An essay on the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson, which permitted legalized segregation, from PBS.
Stories of Jim Crow
Listen to the remembrances of African Americans who lived under segregation, from PBS.org.