Jim Crow laws
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jim-crow-laws-171-11897170
title:
Jim Crow laws
text:
The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation, "Jim Crow" being a pejorative term for an African American. Such laws remained in force until 1965. Formal and informal racial segregation policies were present in other areas of the United States as well, even as several states outside the South had banned discrimination in public accommodations and voting. Southern laws were enacted by
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State and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws
date created:
2001-11-13T20:46:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T10:28:31Z
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