Jim Crow

(proper noun)

Southern United States racist and segregationist policies in the late 1800's and early to mid 1900's, taken collectively.

Related Terms

Examples of Jim Crow in the following topics:

  • Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement

    • Characteristics of this system, also known as "Jim Crow," included racial segregation, voter disenfranchisement, economic exploitation, and organized violence against the black community.

  • The Devolution Revolution

    • Its proponents usually eschew the idea of states' rights because of its associations with Jim Crow laws and segregation.

  • Separate But Equal

    • Jim Crow laws reestablished segregation and white supremacy in many southern states.

  • African Americans

    • While the fifteenth amendment provided legal protection for voting rights based on race, during the Jim Crow era, politicians created new institutions to suppress the vote of Black residents.

  • Separate But Equal

    • The repeal of such laws establishing racial segregation, generally known as Jim Crow laws, was a key focus of the Civil Rights Movement prior to 1954.

  • The Civil War Amendments

    • These methods were employed around the country to undermine the Civil War Amendments and set the stage for Jim Crow conditions and for the Civil Rights movement.

  • Women in American Politics

    • Among its objectives were equal rights, eliminating lynching, and defeating Jim Crow laws.

  • Federalism

    • New Federalism is sometimes called "states' rights", although its proponents usually eschew the latter term because of its associations with Jim Crow and segregation.

  • The Oversight Function

    • Congressman Jim Greenwood, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, gavels to start the hearing on human cloning.

  • The Rise of Independents

    • Vermont senator Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party to become an Independent in 2001.