Jim Crow
Jim Crow · Jim Crows · Jim Crowed · Jim Crowing
To work toward legislation that incorporates a discriminatory caste system or racial…To work toward legislation that incorporates a discriminatory caste system or racial segregation.
US/ˌdʒɪm ˈkɹoʊ/
Meaning
1 sensesTo work toward legislation that incorporates a discriminatory caste system or racial segregation.
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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Forms
Jim Crows, Jim Crowing, Jim Crowed, Jim Crowed| Base form | Jim Crow · to Jim Crow |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | Jim Crows |
| Present participle | Jim Crowing |
| Past simple | Jim Crowed |
| Past participle | Jim Crowed |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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