African American Studies

The “Green Book,” which helped African Americans navigate a segregated country, has been almost fully digitized: https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/collections/the-green-book#/?tab=navigation

Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. The laws—which existed for about 100 years, from the post-Civil War era until 1968—were meant to marginalize African Americans by denying them the right to vote, hold jobs, get an education or other opportunities.

This series details the work of the FBI to protect the American people—especially minorities—from the evils of the modern-day Klan.

Fifty years ago, the voting Rights Act targeted the laws and practices of Jim Crow. Here’s where the name came from.

Segregation in America documents how millions of white Americans joined a mass movement of committed, unwavering, and often violent opposition to the Civil Rights Movement.