Remembering Jim Crow: Segregated Water Fountain

Powerful book cover for "Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Talk About Life in the Segregated South," edited by William H. Chafe, Raymond Gavins, and Robert Korstad. The cover features a stark photograph of an African American man drinking from a segregated water cooler marked "WHITE MEN COLORED MEN," one of the most iconic symbols of Jim Crow segregation. This award-winning oral history collection (Lillian Smith Book Award and Carey McWilliams Award) preserves first-hand accounts of life under segregation. The image captures the absurdity and cruelty of separate facilities, where even basic human needs like drinking water were controlled by racist laws. An essential educational piece documenting lived experiences of segregation, available in three sizes with your choice of black or silver aluminum frame.