Description (October 7, 2002)
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow - the companion website to PBS's TV program airing through the month of October, showing how African Americans, from the end of the Civil War to the eve of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, dedicated their energies, and sometimes their lives, to gain their civil, political and economic rights. Teachers will find many resources including lesson plans and activities, a timeline, primary sources, interactive maps, etc.

Classroom Integration

• The History of Jim Crow is an educator's site that presents historical resources and teaching ideas and ways to use them with the PBS program.
  
  
  • Start with the Narratives for an up close and personal account of life under Jim Crow
    
    
  • Visit the Image Gallery with its themed collections
    
    
  • Read From Terror to Triumph: Historical Overview
    
    
  • Go to the maps in the Geography Section for a holistic view on Jim Crow across America
    
    
  • American literature section includes lesson plans and webquests for such books as To Kill and Mockingbird, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and Black Like Me.