Wonderscape
The Devastating Impact of Jim Crow: From Freedmen’s Towns to Black Wall Street
Discover the tragic events that unfolded during the Jim Crow era, from the destruction of thriving Black communities like East St. Louis and Tulsa's Black Wall Street to the widespread violence of the Red Summer. This video highlights...
Reading Through History
EOI Review: Black Codes, Jim Crow, and the Klan
In the second part of our Reconstruction video series, Black Codes, Jim Crow laws, and the Ku Klux Klan are explained. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReadingThroughHistory
Macat
An Introduction to Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow - A Macat Sociology Analysis
African Americans still suffer from systemic discrimination, and the country’s “war on drugs” is chiefly to blame. Police disproportionately search young black men, and are much more likely to imprison them for nonviolent drug offenses....
Macat
An Introduction to Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow - A Macat Sociology Analysis
African Americans still suffer from systemic discrimination, and the country’s “war on drugs” is chiefly to blame. Police disproportionately search young black men, and are much more likely to imprison them for nonviolent drug offenses....
Jim Crow Museum
Blacks as Targets
Carnival games in the 19th and early 20th centuries highlighted and exploited white people's hostility toward blacks. Presenting African Americans as willing victims of white aggression made the violence seem normal and legitimate. Games...
Reading Through History
The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
In this episode, the story of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 is explained. For a teacher's resource manual that includes a lesson and student objectives for this material, click here:...
Reading Through History
EOI Review: Obstacles to African American Voting
In this episode of EOI Review, I discuss the various obstacles that were put in place to African Americans voting during the Jim Crow era. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause are discussed. Follow us on Twitter:...
Curated Video
Gwendolyn Brooks
The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the hardship and struggles of ordinary people.
The Atlantic
The Death of the Non-Unanimous Jury
The legacy of Jim Crow continues to loom large in the United States. But nowhere is it arguably more evident than in Louisiana. In 1898, a constitutional convention successfully codified a slew of Jim Crow laws in a flagrant effort to...
Wonderscape
Claudette Colvin and Ruby Bridges: Young Leaders of Change
Discover the courage of Claudette Colvin and Ruby Bridges, two young girls who stood against segregation. Learn how their actions during the Civil Rights era helped pave the way for school desegregation and inspired a movement for...
Jim Crow Museum
"Brothers" by David Pilgrim
The essay "Brothers," written and read by David Pilgrim, will appear in Dr. Pilgrim's latest book to be released in 2017.
Jim Crow Museum
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
Ron Snead, Chairman Emeritus FSU Board of Trustees, shares the story of the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church. For more information about the bombing read an article courtesy of Blackpast.org and contributor Nick Manos...
National Geographic
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. not only paved the way for African American citizens' civil rights, he created an example for women's groups, Hispanic groups, and groups with disabilities to fight for their rights as well. Learn more with a...
PBS
The Fourteenth Amendment - Part II
How did the Supreme Court and its interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment contribute to Jim Crow laws? Find out just how much Supreme Court interpretations can affect society by using an informative resource. Learners watch a video,...