Jim Crow Era
Definition
The Jim Crow Era refers to a period in U.S. history (late 19th century to mid-20th century) when state and local laws enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
Analogy
Imagine being at a school where students are divided into different groups based on their favorite color. They can only interact with people who like the same color as them - this is similar to how society was segregated during the Jim Crow era.
Related terms
Segregation: The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.
Civil Rights Movement: A struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s aimed at ending racial discrimination and segregation.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: A landmark piece of federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting, effectively dismantling legal barriers at state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the Fifteenth Amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States.
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