Jim Crow

blackface minstrel character created by Thomas D. Rice based on 19th-century White ideas of African-Americans
Person fictional_human Q21261062
Jim Crow
Edward Williams Clay · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Jim Crow

Summary

Jim Crow is a fictional human[1]. His place of birth was Kentucky[2]. He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[3]

Key Facts

  • Jim Crow was born in Kentucky[2].
  • Jim Crow was born in Virginia[4].
  • Jim Crow held citizenship in Mexico[5].
  • Jim Crow is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[6].
  • Jim Crow is recorded as male[7].
  • Jim Crow's instance of is recorded as fictional human[8].
  • Jim Crow's Commons category is recorded as Jim Crow[9].
  • Jim Crow's family name is recorded as Crow[10].
  • Jim Crow's given name is recorded as Jim[11].
  • Jim Crow's present in work is recorded as Jump Jim Crow[12].
  • Jim Crow's social classification is recorded as slave[13].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Kentucky[2], an U.S. state[14], in United States[15], founded in 1792[16] and Virginia[4], an U.S. state[17], in United States[18], founded in 1788[19]. Jim Crow is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[6].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jim Crow include he laws[20], in United States[21].

Why It Matters

Jim Crow has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[3]

Entities named for him include he laws[20], in United States[21].

FAQs

Where was Jim Crow born?

Jim Crow was born in Kentucky[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id 1986985
    Ethnic group African Americans
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    Sex or gender male
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