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Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris -- who touts herself as a prosecutor running against "felon" Donald Trump -- once equated law enforcement in America to lynching and Jim Crow laws.
As fireworks light up the night sky, let us remember that the truth is also a source of light. America's promise remains ...
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.
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.” ...
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 ...
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.
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.” ...
VINITA, Okla. – Just weeks after Oklahoma became the nation’s 46th state in 1907, the Oklahoma Senate passed its first law — ...
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.