Jim Crow Laws enacted in the south starting in the 1870s and not ending until 1968 are a collection of local and state laws that legalized racial segregation and required separation of whites and blacks in public transportation, schools, restaurants, and hotels. These laws prohibited intermarriage, denied blacks the right to vote, hold jobs, and get an education. For Black people, the trauma of Jim Crow is generational and shows up in ways you may not expect. On this edition of Another View, one journalist's quest for ending the trauma in his own family and ultimately the Black Community. Journalist Lee Hawkins joins Barbara Hamm Lee to talk about his podcast which can be found at whathappenedinalabama.org
Another View: Journalist Lee Hawkins on Generational Trauma in the Black Community
