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Jim Crow law

Jim Crow law 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.

Noun

Jim Crow law (plural Jim Crow laws)

  1. (US, historical) Any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965.

Jim Crow law meaning in Marathi

Jim Crow law in Marathi

racially segregating law
जिम क्रो कायदा jim kro kāydā

Forms of Jim Crow law

pluralJim Crow laws

Origin of Jim Crow law

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.

Questions about Jim Crow law

What does Jim Crow law mean?
Jim Crow law means any law that racially segregated public facilities and which was enacted in Southern and border states in the United States between 1876 and 1965.
What is Jim Crow law in Marathi?
Jim Crow law in Marathi is जिम क्रो कायदा (jim kro kāydā). See Jim Crow law meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Jim Crow law?
Jim Crow law is a noun.
What is the plural of Jim Crow law?
The plural of Jim Crow law is Jim Crow laws.

Words near Jim Crow law in the dictionary

  1. Jily
  2. Jilț
  3. jim
  4. Jim Bob
  5. Jim Crow
  6. Jim Crow law
  7. Jim Crow laws
  8. Jim Crowed
  9. Jim Crower
  10. Jim Crowers
  11. Jim Crowing

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