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Jim Crow law
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Etymology
From the song Jump Jim Crow (c. 1830) which mockingly portrayed African-Americans. It became a generic term for African-Americans in the early- to mid-19th century.
Noun
Jim Crow law
en US historical Any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965.
Related terms
en apartheid
Translations
racially segregating law
Finnish: fi rotuerottelulaki
Marathi: mr जिम क्रो कायदा m
Polish: pl prawo Jima Crowa n
Spanish: es leyes de Jim Crow
Swedish: sv Jim Crow-lag c
See also
Jim Crow
en eponyms
en Discrimination Law History of the United States