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Racist Images and Messages in Jim Crow Era

Season 1 Episode 4 | 2m 25s

Racist images in the Jim Crow era were used as propaganda to demean African-Americans and legitimize violence. A visit to the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University in Michigan reveals racist memorabilia and messages in all forms, from kitchen items to postcards featuring public whippings. Learn more about the redefinitions of racial stereotypes in Episode 4, "Making a Way Out of No Way."

Extras
A six-part series on African-American history, by Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Survey the full sweep of African-American history with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Rep. John Lewis, journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Julian Bond, former NAACP Chairman.
Premieres Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Premieres Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Black is Beautiful was the message sent by films, products and Soul Train.
At age six, Ruby Bridges was the sole black child to desegregate her school.
The future South Carolina Representative to Congress made a daring escape from slavery.
Many stakeholders benefited from the cotton economy that fueled slavery's expansion.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. learns about Priscilla, a slave on a South Carolina plantation.