Release Date

01 Oct, 2002

Runtime

00:56: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

4/1

Synopsis

Emancipation ended slavery, but not its legacy.

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.

Original Title

The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow

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Miniseries

01 Oct, 2002

Actors

Richard Roundtree

Crew

Richard Wormser

Richard Wormser

Richard Wormser

Bill Jersey

Bill Jersey

Bill Jersey

Sam Pollard

Sam Pollard

Sam Pollard

William Grant

Brian Dowley

Christopher Rife