"Jim Crow law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jim Crow laws [plural]
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. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jim Crow law (plural Jim Crow laws)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: Jim Crow laws, Jump Jim Crow Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Discrimination, History of the United States, Law Related terms: apartheid, Jim Crow Translations (racially segregating law): rotuerottelulaki (Finnish), जिम क्रो कायदा (jim kro kāydā) [masculine] (Marathi), leyes de Jim Crow (Spanish), Jim Crow-lag [common-gender] (Swedish)

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