Jim Crow - by Nikki Brown & Barry M Stentiford (Paperback)

About the Book

"This one-volume reference work examines a broad range of topics related to the establishment, maintenance, and eventual dismantling of the discriminatory system known as Jim Crow. Many Americans imagine that African Americans' struggle to achieve equal rights has advanced in a linear fashion from the end of slavery until the present. In reality, for more than six decades, African Americans had their civil rights and basic human rights systematically denied in much of the nation. Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic sheds new light on how the systematic denigration of African Americans after slavery-known collectively as 'Jim Crow'-was established, maintained, and eventually dismantled. Written in a manner appropriate for high school and junior high students as well as undergraduate readers, this book examines the period of Jim Crow after slavery that is often overlooked in American history curricula. An introductory essay frames the work and explains the significance and scope of this regrettable period in American history. Written by experts in their fields, the accessible entries will enable readers to understand the long hard road before the inception of the Civil Rights Movement in the 20th century while also gaining a better understanding of the experiences of minorities in the United States-African Americans, in particular." --

Book Synopsis

This one-volume reference work examines a broad range of topics related to the establishment, maintenance, and eventual dismantling of the discriminatory system known as Jim Crow.

Many Americans imagine that African Americans' struggle to achieve equal rights has advanced in a linear fashion from the end of slavery until the present. In reality, for more than six decades, African Americans had their civil rights and basic human rights systematically denied in much of the nation. Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic sheds new light on how the systematic denigration of African Americans after slavery-known collectively as "Jim Crow"-was established, maintained, and eventually dismantled.

Written in a manner appropriate for high school and junior high students as well as undergraduate readers, this book examines the period of Jim Crow after slavery that is often overlooked in American history curricula. An introductory essay frames the work and explains the significance and scope of this regrettable period in American history. Written by experts in their fields, the accessible entries will enable readers to understand the long hard road before the inception of the Civil Rights Movement in the 20th century while also gaining a better understanding of the experiences of minorities in the United States-African Americans, in particular.

Review Quotes

"Recommended for most public and high-school libraries." --Booklist

"[F]or beginning students and general readers wishing to educate themselves on this aspect of the American experience.
Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and general readers." --Choice

"High school students and anyone with an interest in learning more about this racial segregation will find this title of interest." --ARBAonline

"Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic is a good resource with good information. . . . [I]t may prove a lower-cost alternative for high schools or colleges that have limited coverage for this topic or need a good accompanying volume to accentuate the physical and electronic resources already available to their readers." --Reference Reviews

About the Author

Nikki L. M. Brown, PhD, is associate professor of history at the University of New Orleans.

Barry M. Stentiford is professor of military history U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies.