The Legacy of Jim Crow

Introducing a new nonfiction series for the next generation of activists, uncovering the hidden history of the United States through an anti-racist lens.

For this book in the True History series, Clarence Haynes (Newsday, Huffington Post) examines the history of policing and mass incarceration-exploring the Reconstruction Era, the 13th amendment, and the legacy of Jim Crow laws in modern America. Complete with an 8-page color insert with historic photographs, this series, created by political journalist Jennifer Sabin, reveals the truth about the most pressing issues and events in American history that continue to define the country's future.

Series Overview: Explores histories often left out of traditional books or education curriculums.