Jim Crow Laws: Jim Crow Laws were state and local statutes enacted between the late 19th century and mid-20th century in the United States that enforced racial segregation.
Civil Rights Movement: The Civil Rights Movement was a social movement during the 1950s and 1960s aimed at achieving legal equality for African Americans through nonviolent protests, activism, and legislative changes.
Plessy v. Ferguson: Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark Supreme Court case in 1896 that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as they were "separate but equal."