This week we continue our survey of American History by discussing the period often referred to as Jim Crow America. We cover how to periodize the era of “separate but equal,” and we discuss when introducing the harsh reality of Jim Crow, including lynching, should be introduced to younger students of history.
We’re back! This week we return and we’re trying something a bit different. We are aiming at broader topics. Our goal is to make the podcast useful for parents who now find themselves in charge of their children’s education at home. Don’t get us wrong, we’ll continue to have the same level of historical discussion and debate you’ve grown used to, but we’ll wrap it all in larger chronological chunks.
This episode cover Reconstruction, the period from 1865-1877, we talk about constitutional amendments, the Freemen’s Bureau, the rise of the KKK, the introduction of Black Codes, and the labor situation in the South following the Civil War.
