This site was made possible by New York Life, which was also the sole corporate sponsor of the PBS series The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow.

The site was conceived and produced by Hallinan Consulting, a California-based firm that specializes in educational outreach support for media events such as television programs, feature films, and library and museum exhibitions. You can reach Tim Hallinan at thallinan2@yahoo.com

The original graphic design was created by Maria Sandamela. The site was programmed by Mindwise Media, with additional design by Chris Hardwick at Mindwise.

Content was generated by a national collaboration of classroom teachers, working with professional historians. A number of graduate students in history also contributed to the site. The classroom teachers are credited directly in their lesson plans, Web evaluations, and other contributions.

The project's lead historian was Dr. Ronald L.F. Davis of California State University, Northridge.