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jim crow law

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
jim crow law
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965.

American usage

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jim Crow laws (plural)

Phrases

Jim Crow

Frequently Paired Words

apartheid Jim Crow

Questions

What does jim crow law mean?
Any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965.
Where does jim crow law come from?
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.

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