For starters, if you’re not familiar with the term “Jim Crow,” here’s a quick definition from Wikipedia:

Jim Crow Laws were state and local laws enacted in the Southern and border states of the United States and in force between 1876 and 1967 that required racial segregation, especially of blacks, in all public facilities.

Now read the following first-hand accounts of life under Jim Crow.

Segregated Education

Jim Crow Etiquette

When you’re finished, write a post on your own blog that connects a quote from one of these readings to an event or character in A Lesson Before Dying. After you’ve done that, read two classmates’ blog entries and leave a constructive comment on each.