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After the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, Jim Crow laws legally enforced racial segregation until 1954.

1. A Lesson before Dying: Introduction
2. A Lesson before Dying: Summary
3. A Lesson before Dying: Ernest J. Gaines Biography
4. A Lesson before Dying: Themes
5. A Lesson before Dying: Style
6. A Lesson before Dying: Historical Context
7. A Lesson before Dying: Critical Overview
8. A Lesson before Dying: Character Analysis
   1. Jefferson
   2. Grant Wiggins
   3. Other Characters
9. A Lesson before Dying: Essays and Criticism
   1. The Inaction of Grant Wiggins
   2. Dying like a Man: A Novel about Race and Dignity in the South
   3. End as a Man
10. A Lesson before Dying: Topics for Further Study
11. A Lesson before Dying: Media Adaptations
12. A Lesson before Dying: What Do I Read Next?
13. A Lesson before Dying: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. A Lesson before Dying: Pictures
15. Copyright

1. Ernest J. Gaines