Blurring the Color Line | Jim Crow Laws

Season 11 Episode 4

Why were Augusta's Chinese afforded certain privileges that Black residents did not have?

In Augusta, Georgia's history, Chinese residents were allowed to enter stores through the front door like white customers. But Black residents had to go to the back door marked for "colored" people. As fellow minorities in the Southern city, why were the Chinese afforded certain privileges?

AIR DATE 5/25/23

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Through the lens of independent documentaries, AMERICA REFRAMED brings to audiences compelling stories that illuminate the changing contours of an ever-evolving America. The social issue series presents an array of personal voices and experiences through which we learn from our past, understand our present and are challenged to seek new frameworks for America’s future. Hosted by Natasha Del Toro.

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