Jim Crow Laws

Definition

These were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965. They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern states of the former Confederacy, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for African Americans.

Related terms

Segregation: This is the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community or establishment.

Civil Rights Movement: A struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve civil rights equal to those of whites, including equal opportunity in employment, housing, and education, as well as the right to vote.

Racial Discrimination: This refers to treating people differently based on their race or color rather than their abilities or qualifications.