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Jim Crow
Jim Crow or jim crow J0042500 (jĭm′ krō′)n. The systematic practice of discriminating against and segregating black people, especially as practiced in the American South from the end of Reconstruction to the mid-1900s.adj.1. Upholding or practicing discrimination against and segregation of black people: Jim Crow laws; a Jim Crow town.2. Reserved or set aside for a racial or ethnic group that is to be discriminated against: "I told them I wouldn't take a Jim Crow job" (Ralph Bunche).
[From obsolete Jim Crow, derogatory name for a black person, ultimately from the title of a 19th-century minstrel song.]
Jim′-Crow′ism (-krō′ĭz′əm) n.jim crow (ˈdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ) n (often capitals) 1. (Sociology) a. the policy or practice of segregating Black peopleb. (as modifier): jim-crow laws. 2. (Sociology) a. a derogatory term for a Black personb. (as modifier): a jim-crow saloon. 3. (Tools) an implement for bending iron bars or rails4. (Tools) a crowbar fitted with a claw[C19: from Jim Crow, name of song used as the basis of an act by Thomas Rice (1808–60), American entertainer] ˈjim-ˈcrowism nJim′ Crow′ (dʒɪm)
n. (sometimes l.c.) a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks. Also called Jim′ Crow′ism, jim′ crow′ism.[1920–25; so called from the name of a song sung by Thomas Rice (1808–60) in a minstrel show]Jim′-Crow′, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Jim Crow - barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whitescolor bar, color line, colour bar, colour lineideological barrier - a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies | | 2. | jim crow - a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nailscrowbar, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge |
TranslationsJim Crow
Jim CrowThe systemic discrimination against African Americans that occurred in the southern United States from the end of the American Civil War until the 1960s, in which black people were treated as a lower class of citizens than white people. Back during Jim Crow, a black person couldn't even use the same drinking fountain as a white person! Many are calling this systemic racism the "new Jim Crow."See also: crow, Jimjim crow
Crow, JimSee Rice, Thomas Dartmouth.jim crow[′jim ′krō] (design engineering) A device with a heavy buttress screw thread used for bending rails by hand. Jim CrowNegro stereotype popularized by 19th-century minstrel shows. [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 138]See: BigotryJim Crow
Related to Jim Crow: Jim Crow lawsSynonyms for Jim Crownoun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whitesSynonyms- color bar
- color line
- colour bar
- colour line
Related Wordsnoun a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nailsRelated Words- crowbar
- pry
- pry bar
- wrecking bar
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