English

Etymology
Came from the minstrel show song "Jump Jim Crow", written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originator of blackface performance.

Proper noun
Jim Crow

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
Jim Crow
#That discriminates against African Americans.
#Segregated between African Americans and Caucasians.
#:A Jim Crow audience

Derived terms
Jim Crow law

• 2007-05-18 19:20 - Ruakh - /* Proper noun */ (e.g. google "era of Jim Crow", "because of Jim Crow", etc. to see examples of this usage)

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