Jim Crow

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When the Republican candidate, Rutherford B. Hayes, assumed the presidency, Reconstruction ended and the era of Jim Crow soon began.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Progressive critique has long demanded that students learn the truth: that dismantling Jim Crow required sophisticated, institutional organizing at the grassroots level.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Presidents from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson were forced to see that Jim Crow was not just a moral catastrophe but a geopolitical liability.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The Voting Rights Act was a landmark of American liberty that helped to break Jim Crow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

As a society, our collective understanding of racism has been powerfully influenced by the shocking images of the Jim Crow era and the struggle for civil rights.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander