| Definitions | | Jim Crow |
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proper noun
- (obsolete) A generic name for the Negro.
- (historical) Southern United States racism, racist and especially segregationist policies in the late 1800s and early to mid 1900s, taken collectively.
adjective - That discriminates against African Americans.
- 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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