Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Black Communities after the Civil War

Black Communities after the Civil War

In this program, historians trace the westward migration of former slaves to Oklahoma after the Civil War, where they built many thriving towns—and their subsequent exodus to Tulsa. The primary focus is on the towns of Clearview and Boley, where blacks operated thriving cotton-growing operations until 1907, when the most restrictive Jim Crow laws in American history were passed. As Ku Klux Klan activity intensified and the economy bottomed out in the 1920s, many blacks—once successful farmers and business owners—headed for Tulsa, where ghettos quickly sprang up. (17 minutes)

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Item#: BVL8346
Copyright date: ©1997
VHS ISBN 978-1-4213-3325-0
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-3023-5


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