The Jim Crow Laws and Racism in American History

By David K. Fremon

Book Overview

Author David K. Fremon traces the history of racial discrimination from the end of the Civil War through the Jim Crow era of segregation. Highlighting the efforts of both blacks and whites to promote... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766012972
• ISBN13: 9780766012974
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12

Customer Reviews

Better Than Expected, Much Better

Freman's book is both an excellent intro for young readers (as advertised) and an excellent quickie review for adults. Packed with details, the book is well written and gives an excellent broad strokes history of reconstruction, the KKK, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement. It would be easy to find fault and carp over one detail or another that might have been included (say the fact that it was Wilson segregated the army) but the truth is that the book does its job admirably. The section on Booker T Washington and the controversy that surrounded him are especially excellent. Unlike traditional history texts, this book does not assume it's young readers are to unsophisticated or innocent to understand the complexities of the issues, and it does not attempt to shield them from the dark side of US history. Lynching, for example, looms large. Highly recommended to young readers or their instructors seeking a more rounded treatment of the origins of the Civil Rights movement and also to anyone who wants an easy reading refresher. Should get six stars.