# Jim Crow law

> English word · Noun

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

## 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.

## Source
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