Expanding understanding of Jim Crow as a term and a time, this book provides an accessible documentary profile of the origin and extent of American racial segregation beyond the common confines of 1865 to 1965


* Provides reliable insight into America's racial divide through nearly 100 primary documents including oral histories, news reports, and official records

* Provides context for documents through introductions and chronological organization that together demonstrate the role of custom and popular practice in racial oppression

* Exposes the reach and the depth of white supremacy in the fabric of American society

* Offers a compelling view of the struggle for a segregated political and social structure in the founding of the United States