Jim Crow laws
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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
  1. A generic name for the Negro.
  2. Southern United States racist and especially segregationist policies in the late 1800s and early to mid 1900s, taken collectively.

Noun


Jim Crow
  1. 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).

Adjective


Jim Crow
  1. That discriminates against African Americans.
  2. Segregated between African Americans and Caucasians.
    A Jim Crow audience
 
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