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In *American Nightmare*, historian Jerrold M. Packard examines the Jim Crow laws and customs that, after the Civil War, imposed legalized segregation on a quarter of the American population. The book charts the origins, daily reality, justifications, and eventual collapse of this system, showing how a country founded on liberty enacted a pervasive regime of inequality and near‑servitude for African Americans.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Jerrold M. Packard
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