jim crow

/'dʤim'krou/
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jim crow

A worker uses a jim crow to pull a nail from a wooden plank.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A system of laws and practices enforcing racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans: "Jim Crow" refers specifically to the state and local laws enacted primarily in the Southern United States between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries that mandated racial segregation in public facilities and services.
    • A crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails: In a specific, non-racial context, "jim crow" (often lowercase) can be a tool name for a type of crowbar.
Usage
  • The term "Jim Crow" is used historically and academically to describe the period and system of legalized racial apartheid in the United States. It is a proper noun and is typically capitalized. The tool definition is a separate, specialized, and less common usage.
Examples
  • Noun (Racial Segregation System):
    • The Jim Crow laws made it illegal for Black and white people to use the same water fountains.
    • She grew up in the South during the era of Jim Crow.
  • Noun (Tool):
    • The worker used a jim crow to pry open the crate and pull out the old nails.
Advanced Usage
  • "Jim Crow era": The historical period when Jim Crow laws were in effect, roughly from the 1870s to the 1960s.
    • Many veterans of World War II returned home to the injustices of the Jim Crow era.
  • "Jim Crow justice": Refers to a legal system biased against African Americans under segregation.
    • The trial was a clear example of Jim Crow justice.
Variants and Related Words
  • Jim Crowism (noun): The practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against Black people, synonymous with the system itself.
    • He was a vocal opponent of Jim Crowism.
  • Jim-crow (adjective, often hyphenated): Pertaining to or characteristic of the Jim Crow system.
    • They were forced to ride in the jim-crow section of the train.
Synonyms
  • Racial segregation: The enforced separation of racial groups.
  • Apartheid: A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race (originally specific to South Africa, used analogously).
Related Phrases
  • "Jim Crow car": A segregated railroad car for African Americans.
    • Before the civil rights movement, he could only travel in the Jim Crow car.
  • "Jim Crow South": The geographic region of the United States where Jim Crow laws were most rigorously enforced.
    • The struggle for voting rights was fiercest in the Jim Crow South.
Notes
  • The term originates from a 19th-century minstrel show character, "Jim Crow," a stereotypical portrayal of a Black man, which later became associated with the segregation laws. Its use today is almost exclusively historical or analytical. The tool meaning is unrelated and derives from a different etymology.
jim crow

A worker uses a jim crow to pull a nail from a wooden plank.

Noun
  1. a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
  2. barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites

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