The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

The read

The series ran 1 season across 4 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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.

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Seasons

Key crew

• Richard WormserDirector
• Richard WormserWriter
• Bill JerseyDirector
• Bill JerseyWriter
• Sam PollardDirector
• Sam PollardWriter
• Christopher RifeOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Richard RoundtreeSelf - Narrator (voice)

Themes