Dear Perceptive Readers,

An AI generated this definition and laws of segregation/discrimination that were at once legal.

  • Jim Crow lawsA set of laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the late 1800s to 1965. The laws were named after a Black character in minstrel shows, and were a form of racial apartheid that affected nearly every aspect of daily life. Jim Crow laws included:
    • Segregation: Laws that mandated segregation in schools, parks, libraries, transportation, and restaurants. 
    • Voting restrictions: Laws that made it difficult for Black people to vote, often through literacy tests and other racially motivated criteria. 
    • Interracial marriage bans: Laws that prohibited interracial marriage. 
    • Business segregation: Laws that required businesses to separate their Black and white clientele. 

Kind and Warm regards, James