Jim Crow law

English

Etymology

From the song Jump Jim Crow (c. 1830) which mockingly portrayed African-Americans. It became a generic term for African-Americans in the early- to mid-19th century.

Noun

Jim Crow law (plural Jim Crow laws)

1. (US, historical) Any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965.

Related terms

• apartheid

 

Translations

racially segregating law

• Finnish: rotuerottelulaki
• Spanish: leyes de Jim Crow
• Swedish: Jim Crow-lag c

See also

• Jim Crow