Images Of Jim Crow2
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The document summarizes images from the Jim Crow era that depict racial segregation and inequality in various parts of the United States during the early-to-mid 20th century. Some of the images show segregated theaters and schools that separated black and white children. Others depict living quarters for migrant workers and "juke joints" that were only intended for black patrons. One image shows black children using a water pump while white children at a nearby school had access to modern facilities. The document conveys how racial segregation was enforced in public spaces like theaters, schools, fairs and communities during the Jim Crow period of American history.
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Images Of Jim Crow2
- 1. Images of Jim Crow From The History of Jim Crow http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/scripts/jimcrow/gallery.cgi
- 2. The Rex Theater for Colored People, Leland, Mississippi, 1939
- 3. "Every Saturday morning there was a matinee at these movies, and we would pay 15 cents ... but we were separated; we went upstairs, the white kids went downstairs."--Willie Wallace, Natchez, Mississippi
- 4. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 1939
- 5. Belle Glade, Florida, 1941: Living quarters and "juke joint" for migratory workers. Local police wanted to make sure that only blacks frequented this tavern and blues music hall
- 6. Children of segregation at a school water pump, early 1960s "White boys at a Clarendon County school pose for me, after I stopped my car near their school. They rode in buses to modern, well-funded schools. A light pole in the background illuminated a playing field for nighttime activities."--Cecil J. Williams (African American)
- 7. Medical Clinic, 1954 "I got a telegram from Jet magazine that said 'R.C., we want you to go to Italy, Texas, and photograph the installation of officers of the only colored city hall we know about in the world' ...Italy, Texas
- 8. “ Separate but equal” schools, Euless , 1950.
- 9. “ There was one day set aside for blacks during the State Fair. They called it Negro Achievement Day. You talk about a parade! Bands, floats, beauticians, barbershop people, businesses, and colleges marched.” 1953