De jure racial segregation refers to the legally mandated separation of individuals based on their race. It involves the establishment and enforcement of discriminatory laws that segregate people in public facilities like schools, parks, restaurants, and transportation.
Related terms
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."