“Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall we not best guide humanity by telling the truth about all this, so far as the truth is ascertainable?” W.E.B. DuBois (1935)

Through discussion, readingand the examination of actual Jim Crow laws that existed in North Carolina between the years of 1865 and 1967 (from the groundbreaking website On the Books: Jim Crow & Algorithms of Resistance), students will gain an understanding of the race-based laws that dictated life for millions of North Carolinians for more than one hundred years. Students will also explore the complexities of Jim Crow beyond the actual legislation, such the enactment of unfair policies and societal expectations and customs that were enforced throughout the South.

Click here for the Accompanying PPT