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<b><i>“A powerful series that fills in the cracks and illuminates the shadows of the past.”</i> <b>–Sherri L. Smith, award-winning author of <i>Flygirl</i></b><br> <br>Introducing a new nonfiction series for the next generation of activists, uncovering the hidden history of the United States through an anti-racist lens.</b><br><br><b>The true story of the discriminatory laws and ideas that affected African American life for generations.</b><br> <br> In the late nineteenth century, white lawmakers in the United States created a set of policies, collectively called “Jim Crow,” that created segregated facilities, like schools and parks, for African Americans in the South.<br> But Jim Crow–type policies didn’t just affect the South. These policies have had far-reaching effects across America, impacting where Black people live, how they’re treated by the criminal justice system, and how they’re portrayed in TV and film.<br> <i>The Legacy of Jim Crow</i> explores the details that have far too often been covered up, along with exclusive interviews with experts, including Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jeffrey C. Stewart.