Jim Crow laws
state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States
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Summary
Jim Crow laws ranks in the top 0.026% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,067 views/month, #20 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[2]
- Named after: Jim Crow[3]
- Subclass of: law[4]
- Part of: Jim Crow Era[5]
- Commons category: Jim Crow laws[6]
- Has part(s): one-drop rule[7], literacy test[8], grandfather clause[9], sundown town[10], lynching in the United States[11]
- Start time: 1870[12]
- End time: 1965[13]
- Applies to jurisdiction: United States[14]
- Facet of: racial segregation in the United States[15]
- Has goal: racial segregation[16]
- P14541: 3dZfDN[17]
Why It Matters
Jim Crow laws has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]