Mansfield African American Oral History Project, excerpt on difficulty from Jim Crow laws

Title: Mansfield African American Oral History Project, excerpt on difficulty from Jim Crow laws
Description: In Mansfield, everyday life for African Americans was made difficult by Jim Crow laws. Tasks as simple as buying a new pair of shoes were not easy for African Americans. They went into the store knowing their size because they were not allowed to try them on beforehand.
Subject: Tasks, such as clothes shopping, are complicated from African Americans because of Jim Crow laws.
Source: Mansfield African American Oral History Project, unabridged transcript, page 58
Date: 1995-12

Site pages: Mansfield Public Memory before the Crisis; Mansfield Local History, after 1956

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