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Jim Crow laws cast a long shadow over the South for nearly a century until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s challenged these discriminatory statutes. Related stories.

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Jim Crow’s legalized theft wasn’t limited to education. Under Jim Crow, Black families were forced to foot the bills for libraries, hospitals, parks and public facilities they couldn’t use.

Jim Crow laws, upheld by the Supreme Court in 1896 in Plessy v. Ferguson, made it perfectly legal to discriminate against a person based on the color of their skin. Into the 1960s, a Black or Latino ...

A set of segregationist laws, known as Jim Crow after a minstrel show character, were white Southerners’ best attempt to restore their former way of life. Back when “everyone knew their place.” ...

A set of segregationist laws, known as Jim Crow after a minstrel show character, were white Southerners’ best attempt to restore their former way of life. Back when “everyone knew their place.” ...

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Jim Crow laws were state and local laws passed in the late 1800s and early 1900s that enforced racial segregation. "It's offensive, and for him to be doing it as a Black man, ...

Otherwise, we simply have Jim Crow laws of a new color. The states must also provide an appeals process for immediate resolution when documents are deemed unacceptable.

From Jim Crow to anti-gay laws, North Carolina has chosen to keep unconstitutional rules By Will Doran. Updated January 27, 2023 9:58 AM. RALEIGH.