Jim Crow

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Presidents from Harry Truman to Lyndon Johnson were forced to see that Jim Crow was not just a moral catastrophe but a geopolitical liability.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

The Voting Rights Act was a landmark of American liberty that helped to break Jim Crow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

You can hear the differences in lives and backgrounds and upbringing, of men and women in the ’60s, of class and Jim Crow, it’s all in there.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Set in the Mississippi Delta during the Jim Crow era, the film is often characterized as a horror movie, which is understandable given the villain is a vampire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

We now turn to another important difference between mass incarceration and Jim Crow: the direct harm to whites caused by the current caste system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander