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Jim Crow
noun
- a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against Black people, as in public places, public vehicles, or employment.
- Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.
adjective
- favoring or supporting a segregationist or discriminatory policy of Jim Crow.
- for Black people only:
a Jim Crow school.
jim crow
/ ˈdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ /
noun
- the policy or practice of segregating Black people
- ( as modifier )
jim-crow laws
- a derogatory term for a Black person
- ( as modifier )
a jim-crow saloon
- an implement for bending iron bars or rails
- a crowbar fitted with a claw
Jim Crow
- A descriptive term for the segregation of institutions, businesses, hotels, restaurants, and the like. It also refers to the laws that required racial segregation.
Derived Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Jim Crow1
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Origin of Jim Crow1
Example Sentences
In fact, fascists in Europe, as you say, look to the Jim Crow laws of the South and the subjugation of Western Indian nations to inspire them and their race laws.
One specific issue raised by the order is the depiction of race, the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow laws, and other historical narratives in the Smithsonian’s collections.
Jim Crow and objections to federal overreach, of course, cut that legacy short.
While this partnership was not always consistent or altruistic, it was instrumental in dismantling Jim Crow laws.
When Southern governors refused to desegregate schools during Jim Crow is now widely understood as one of the most shameful periods in our history.
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