The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - PBS Podcast
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Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow.
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Jim Crow Narrative: Wilhelmina Baldwin
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
Baldwin recounts stories of segregation involving cars, curfews, and one particular young, white child firmly ensconced in the Jim Crow mentality.
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Jim Crow Narrative: George Kenneth Butterfield Jr.
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
Butterfield tells the story of when his uncle died because the white doctor did not arrive after more than eight hours after the accident.
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Jim Crow Narrative: Thomas Christopher Columbus Chatmon
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005 :00 EST,
Chatmon recalls the tale of his hard-working father, who was intent upon sending his son to school, and the white man who stole all his earnings.
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Jim Crow Narrative: Olivia Cherry
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
What's in a name? According to Cherry, it's a source of respect and dignity, and she didn't let anyone take that away.
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Jim Crow Narrative: Charles Gratton
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
Growing up with Jim Crow, Gratton sometimes felt there wasn't any other way to live. Here he tells of his indoctrination by his mother, among other memories.
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Jim Crow Narrative: Edwilda Isaac
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
Isaac remembers her college years, when she had to confront the ignorance of her schoolmates and absurd lies and stereotypes about black people.
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Jim Crow Narrative: James Jones
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
James Jones spent World War II serving his country. During this time, he experienced the strength, determination, and daring of his fellow black soldiers. He also shares a vivid memory of a concentration camp he helped liberate.
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Jim Crow Narrative: Money Kirby
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
Kirby aslo was a soldier during World War II. He recalls a life-and-death situation that tested the tenacity of bigotry and its humorous resolution.
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Jim Crow Narrative: Maurice Lucas
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
With ugly truth, Lucas explains the lengths to which white people went in order to prevent blacks from voting, even to the point of poisoning an entire population.
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Jim Crow Narrative: James Nix
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
Nix shares his memories of Jim Crow involving his father, a murder, and how the authorities didn't think much of it.
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Jim Crow Narrative: John Harrison Volter
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Author: Thirteen - WNET Mon, Aug 01, 2005
Volter offers his own theory about the Ku Klux Klan, its formation, motivation, and its manipulation of the lower white class to empower the rich.
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- Published:
2002
- LearnOutLoud.com Product ID:
T015175

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