A Dream Deferred: The Jim Crow Era

Lucent Library of Black History

by Anne Wallace Sharp

For African Americans, the Jim Crow era was a period of broken promises and shattered hopes that saw the federal government turning its back on its black citizens.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Dewin Anguas Barnette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good overview of the civil rights movement from the late 1800s through the 1960s. It introduced several of the main leaders, including some with which I had been unfamiliar. Great photographs, as well.