Remembering Jim Crow

Type of Resource: Online Unit, Research Resources, Online Multimedia Library, Teacher Tools and Information, Online Exhibit, Student tools and information
Free or Fee: Fee
Computer Needs: Windows Media Player
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Recommendation:

The sound and image quality on this site are good. The topics are organized into the sections of the documentary. This resource would greatly add a personal component to a study by hearing the voices and seeing the faces of people who were affected by the Jim Crow laws.

Description:

Remembering Jim Crow is a site connected to the American RadioWorks documentary created in 2001. "Extensive online documentaries accompany all ARW radio projects, providing background, original photography, interactive elements and streaming audio of the radio documentaries." From the website: "For much of the 20th Century, African Americans in the South were barred from the voting booth, sent to the back of the bus and walled off from many of the rights they deserved as American citizens. Until well into the 1960s, segregation was legal. The system was called Jim Crow. In this documentary, Americans,black and white,remember life in the Jim Crow times."

Possible uses:

Use the audio clips and images to enhance a study and conversation about Civil Rights in America. Connect to American RaidoWorks home page to find additional documentaries on a wide variety of subjects. Students can explore a section at a time and share their impressions and reactions with the class.

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Online Unit, Research Resources, Online Multimedia Library, Teacher Tools and Information, Online Exhibit, Student tools and information

Windows Media Player