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How the Sears catalog thwarted Jim Crow laws and empowered the civil rights movement

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Learn how the Sears catalog unexpectedly helped Black Americans challenge discrimination during the Jim Crow era.

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How the Sears catalog thwarted Jim Crow laws and empowered the civil rights movement

Learn how the Sears catalog unexpectedly helped Black Americans challenge discrimination during the Jim Crow era.

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Upworthy broke the news on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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