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The Jim Crow laws were state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century that enforced racial segregation. The origin of the term Jim Cro
c. 1832 illustration of Thomas D. Rice as Jim Crow, who the laws were named after
c. 1832 illustration of Thomas D. Rice as Jim Crow, who the laws were named after
Freedmen voting in New Orleans in 1867
Freedmen voting in New Orleans in 1867
Sign for the "colored" waiting room at a bus station in Durham, North Carolina, May 1940
Sign for the "colored" waiting room at a bus station in Durham, North Carolina, May 1940
1904 caricature of "White" and "Jim Crow" rail cars by John T. McCutcheon. Despite Jim Crow's legal pretense that the races be "separate but equal" un
1904 caricature of "White" and "Jim Crow" rail cars by John T. McCutcheon. Despite Jim Crow's legal pretense that the races be "separate but equal" under the law, non-whites were given inferior facilities and treatment.