This two-volume set is a thematically-arranged encyclopedia
covering the social, political, and material culture of America
during the Jim Crow Era. What was daily life really like for
ordinary African American people in Jim Crow America, the
hundred-year period of enforced legal segregation that began
immediately after the Civil War and continued until the passage of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965? What
did they eat, wear, believe, and think? How did they raise their
children? How did they interact with government? What did they
value? What did they do for fun? This Daily Life encyclopedia
explores the lives of average people through the examination of
social, cultural, and material history. Supported by the most
current research, the multivolume set examines social history
topics-including family, political, religious, and economic life-as
it illuminates elements of a society's emotional life,
interactions, opinions, views, beliefs, intimate relationships, and
connections between individuals and the greater world. It is broken
up into topical sections, each dealing with a different aspect of
cultural life. Each section opens with an introductory essay,
followed by A-Z entries on various aspects of that topic. Gives
readers hard to find but important details about the daily lives of
African Americans during the Jim Crow era Offers insights based on
social history into the daily experiences of the average person,
engaging students' curiosity rather than focusing on the events,
dates, and names of "traditional history" Presents information
within a thematic organization that encourages a more in-depth
study of specific aspects of daily life under Jim Crow Includes
related primary documents that enable students to view history more
directly and reach their own conclusions about past events Examines
a wide range of topics such as work, family life, clothing and
fashion, food and drink, housing and community, politics, social
customs, and spirituality Provides a general introduction to each
volume, individual topic introductions, numerous images and
illustrations, a timeline of events, and a bibliography identifying
print and non-print resources
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