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Jim Crow
proper noun 
  1. (obsolete) A generic name for the Negro.
  2. (historical) Southern United States racism, racist and especially segregationist policies in the late 1800s and early to mid 1900s, taken collectively.
adjective 
  1. That discriminates against African Americans.
  2. Segregated between African Americans and Caucasians.
    A audience
Etymology: Came from the minstrel show song "Jump Jim Crow", written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originator of blackface performance.

     
 
  

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