Jim Crow
Discriminatory against African AmericansDiscriminatory against African Americans.
US/ˌdʒɪm ˈkɹoʊ/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Discriminatory against African Americans.
(not comparable)Segregated between African Americans and Caucasians.
A Jim Crow audience
Origin
From the minstrel show song Jump Jim Crow, written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originatFrom the minstrel show song Jump Jim Crow, written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originator of blackface performance.
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