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Bookmark or Share- Jim Crow Laws and Racial Segregation - Social Welfare History ProjectJim 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.
- What was Jim Crow - Jim Crow Museum - Jim Crow Museum of Racist MemorabiliaJim Crow was the name of the racial caste system which operated primarily, but not exclusively in southern and border states, between 1877 and the mid-1960s. Jim Crow was more than a series of rigid anti-black laws.
- Jim Crow laws - WikipediaThe 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. [1]
- White Only: Jim Crow in America - Separate Is Not EqualLegislation known as Jim Crow laws separated people of color from whites in schools, housing, jobs, and public gathering places. Denying black men the right to vote through legal maneuvering and violence was a first step in taking away their civil rights.
- 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.
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