Brian Purnell (Editor) Brian Purnell is Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History at Bowdoin College. He is the editor of The Strange Careers of the Jim Crown North (NYU Press 2019) and author of Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings (University Press of Kentucky, 2013).Jeanne Theoharis (Editor) Jeanne Theoharis is distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of CUNY. She is the author of numerous books and articles on the black freedom struggle, including the award-winning The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Beacon Press, 2013) and most recently A More Beautiful and Terrible History (Beacon Press, 2018).

"The editors' previous collections anchored a major shift in the historiography of the black freedom movement. Likewise, thiswill serve as an indispensable resource." (Julia Rabig, Assistant Professor of History, Dartmouth College) "This important collection advances a new framework for understanding how Jim Crow operated in the North" (Matthew Delmont, Arizona State University) "This impressive, well-edited collection will be essential reading for anyone grappling with the pervasive stain of slavery in the United States." (Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. University Professor, Harvard University) "This sharp, clear-eyed, passionately argued collection explodes, indeed demolishes, any lingering misconceptions that structural racism and discrimination began or was even most fully realized in the South. The editors and contributors to this collection argue -- importantly and provocatively -- that "the North led the nation in systematized racial injustice." A must read for all students, teachers and scholars of American race relations." (Annelise Orleck, author of We Are All Fast Food Workers Now)

Brian Purnell (Editor) Brian Purnell is Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History at Bowdoin College. He is the editor of The Strange Careers of the Jim Crown North (NYU Press 2019) and author of Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings (University Press of Kentucky, 2013).Jeanne Theoharis (Editor) Jeanne Theoharis is distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of CUNY. She is the author of numerous books and articles on the black freedom struggle, including the award-winning The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Beacon Press, 2013) and most recently A More Beautiful and Terrible History (Beacon Press, 2018).

"The editors' previous collections anchored a major shift in the historiography of the black freedom movement. Likewise, thiswill serve as an indispensable resource." (Julia Rabig, Assistant Professor of History, Dartmouth College) "This important collection advances a new framework for understanding how Jim Crow operated in the North" (Matthew Delmont, Arizona State University) "This impressive, well-edited collection will be essential reading for anyone grappling with the pervasive stain of slavery in the United States." (Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. University Professor, Harvard University) "This sharp, clear-eyed, passionately argued collection explodes, indeed demolishes, any lingering misconceptions that structural racism and discrimination began or was even most fully realized in the South. The editors and contributors to this collection argue -- importantly and provocatively -- that "the North led the nation in systematized racial injustice." A must read for all students, teachers and scholars of American race relations." (Annelise Orleck, author of We Are All Fast Food Workers Now)

Brian Purnell (Editor) Brian Purnell is Geoffrey Canada Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History at Bowdoin College. He is the editor of The Strange Careers of the Jim Crown North (NYU Press 2019) and author of Fighting Jim Crow in the County of Kings (University Press of Kentucky, 2013).Jeanne Theoharis (Editor) Jeanne Theoharis is distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of CUNY. She is the author of numerous books and articles on the black freedom struggle, including the award-winning The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Beacon Press, 2013) and most recently A More Beautiful and Terrible History (Beacon Press, 2018).

"The editors' previous collections anchored a major shift in the historiography of the black freedom movement. Likewise, thiswill serve as an indispensable resource." (Julia Rabig, Assistant Professor of History, Dartmouth College) "This important collection advances a new framework for understanding how Jim Crow operated in the North" (Matthew Delmont, Arizona State University) "This impressive, well-edited collection will be essential reading for anyone grappling with the pervasive stain of slavery in the United States." (Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. University Professor, Harvard University) "This sharp, clear-eyed, passionately argued collection explodes, indeed demolishes, any lingering misconceptions that structural racism and discrimination began or was even most fully realized in the South. The editors and contributors to this collection argue -- importantly and provocatively -- that "the North led the nation in systematized racial injustice." A must read for all students, teachers and scholars of American race relations." (Annelise Orleck, author of We Are All Fast Food Workers Now)