http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/jimcrow/index.html Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. Thirteen - WNET Personal narratives of the Jim Crow era. Named after a popular 19th-century minstrel song that stereotyped African Americans, "Jim Crow" came to personify the system of government-sanctioned racial oppression and segregation in the United States. Listen to these compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. None of the following people is famous, but all are noteworthy in their unique abilities to face -- and, often, thrive under -- extremely difficult circumstances. These are their stories. en-us 2005 Educational Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved. Thirteen - WNET websubmit@thirteen.org no Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall PBS television http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#baldwin Baldwin recounts stories of segregation involving cars, curfews, and one particular young, white child firmly ensconced in the Jim Crow mentality. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Baldwin recounts stories of segregation involving cars, curfews, and one particular young, white child firmly ensconced in the Jim Crow mentality. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:06:16 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#butterfield Butterfield tells the story of when his uncle died because the white doctor did not arrive after more than eight hours after the accident. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Butterfield tells the story of when his uncle died because the white doctor did not arrive after more than eight hours after the accident. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:01:21 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#chatmon Chatmon recalls the tale of his hard-working father, who was intent upon sending his son to school, and the white man who stole all his earnings. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Chatmon recalls the tale of his hard-working father, who was intent upon sending his son to school, and the white man who stole all his earnings. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:02:16 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#cherry What's in a name? According to Cherry, it's a source of respect and dignity, and she didn't let anyone take that away. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST What's in a name? According to Cherry, it's a source of respect and dignity, and she didn't let anyone take that away. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:02:30 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#gratton Growing up with Jim Crow, Gratton sometimes felt there wasn't any other way to live. Here he tells of his indoctrination by his mother, among other memories. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Growing up with Jim Crow, Gratton sometimes felt there wasn't any other way to live. Here he tells of his indoctrination by his mother, among other memories. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:02:16 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#isaac Isaac remembers her college years, when she had to confront the ignorance of her schoolmates and absurd lies and stereotypes about black people. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Isaac remembers her college years, when she had to confront the ignorance of her schoolmates and absurd lies and stereotypes about black people. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:02:08 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#jones James Jones spent World War II serving his country. During this time, he experienced the strength, determination, and daring of his fellow black soldiers. He also shares a vivid memory of a concentration camp he helped liberate. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST James Jones spent World War II serving his country. During this time, he experienced the strength, determination, and daring of his fellow black soldiers. He also shares a vivid memory of a concentration camp he helped liberate. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:10:02 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#kirby Kirby aslo was a soldier during World War II. He recalls a life-and-death situation that tested the tenacity of bigotry and its humorous resolution. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Kirby aslo was a soldier during World War II. He recalls a life-and-death situation that tested the tenacity of bigotry and its humorous resolution. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:03:39 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#lucas With ugly truth, Lucas explains the lengths to which white people went in order to prevent blacks from voting, even to the point of poisoning an entire population. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST With ugly truth, Lucas explains the lengths to which white people went in order to prevent blacks from voting, even to the point of poisoning an entire population. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:03:35 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#nix Nix shares his memories of Jim Crow involving his father, a murder, and how the authorities didn't think much of it. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Nix shares his memories of Jim Crow involving his father, a murder, and how the authorities didn't think much of it. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:01:48 no http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/rss/media/redir/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html http://www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_narratives.html#volter Volter offers his own theory about the Ku Klux Klan, its formation, motivation, and its manipulation of the lower white class to empower the rich. Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:00:00 EST Volter offers his own theory about the Ku Klux Klan, its formation, motivation, and its manipulation of the lower white class to empower the rich. Listen to compelling first-hand accounts by people who experienced, endured, and survived Jim Crow. websubmit@thirteen.org Thirteen - WNET TV Education Law Storytelling Jim Crow race segregation narratives rise fall television PBS 00:02:20 no