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Bookmark or Share- Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation - Social Welfare History ...Jim Crow Laws were statutes and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the white and black races in the American South. In theory, it was to create “separate but equal” treatment, but in practice Jim Crow Laws condemned black citizens to inferior treatment and facilities.
- Jim Crow Laws: Definition, Facts & Timeline | HISTORYJim Crow laws were state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Enacted after the Civil War, the laws denied equal opportunity to Black citizens.
- Black Codes ‑ Definition, Dates & Jim Crow Laws | HISTORYBlack codes were restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
- The Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws - EducationBlack codes and Jim Crow laws were laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters. After the Civil War ended in 1865, some states passed black codes that severely limited the rights of Black people, many of whom had been enslaved.
- Jim Crow Laws Causes and Effects - Encyclopedia BritannicaJim Crow laws made it difficult or impossible for black citizens to vote, be elected to office, serve on juries, or participate as equals in the economic or social life of their area. To escape segregation and violence in the South, many black citizens migrated to cities in the North and West.
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