failed to protect the civil rights of black citizens. In the end, white segregation rested on open violence. At the turn of the century, lynchings occurred every week, and most of the victims ...
Jim Crow laws enforced segregation in the south, meaning it was legal to have separate facilities for Black and white Americans. Segregated spaces included: Schools Waiting rooms Public transport ...
First, I asked how, as a historian, she became interested in “segregation scholarships.” She shared, “Growing up in rural North Carolina, I noticed that many of the retired Black public ...