Jim Crow (rap group)
WordNet
noun
(1) A crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
(2) Barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
WiktionaryText
Etymology
Came from the minstrel show song "Jump Jim Crow", written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originator of blackface performance.
Proper noun
Jim Crow
- A generic name for the Negro.
- Southern United States racist and especially segregationist policies in the late 1800s and early to mid 1900s, taken collectively.
Noun
Jim Crow
- A World War II code name for patrols along the British coastline to intercept enemy aircraft, originally intended to warn of invasion in 1940.
- The Battle of Britain Monument in London
- ... flying cannon equipped Spitfires V’s mainly on ‘Jim Crow’ operations (operational Patrols along the home coastline intercepting any hostile aircraft and looking out for any invasion forces).
- The Battle of Britain Monument in London
Adjective
Jim Crow
- That discriminates against African Americans.
- Segregated between African Americans and Caucasians.
- A Jim Crow audience