In conjunction with its special exhibit From Slave to Sharecropper: African Americans in the Lowcountry after the Civil War, the Charleston Museum hosts a four-part documentary film series. The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow offers a comprehensive look at race relations in America between the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. A life of severe limitation for African Americans in the South, defined by legal segregation known as "Jim Crow" shaped the social, political and legal history of the period.
The documentary sections will be shown twice per week on Tuesdays and Saturdays:
Promises Betrayed (1865 - 1896) - July 7 & 11
Fighting Back (1896 - 1917) - July 14 & 18
Don't Shout Too Soon (1917 - 1940) - July 21 & 25
Terror and Triumph (1940 - 1954) - July 28 & August 1
For more information, call 722-2996 or visit www.charlestonmuseum.org
Date: Tuesdays and Saturdays, July 7 – August 1
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Cost: Free with general admission ($10/adult, $5 child 3-12, under 3 free)
