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Jim Crow

[/dʒɪm kroʊ/]
noun
Leis Jim Crow / Segregação racial
1. A system of racial segregation laws that were enforced in the United States, particularly in the Southern states, from the 1870s until the 1960s
Jim Crow laws mandated the segregation of public facilities based on race.
As leis Jim Crow determinavam a segregação de instalações públicas baseada na raça.
2. The era or period during which these discriminatory laws were in effect
The Jim Crow period was marked by widespread racial discrimination and injustice.
O período Jim Crow foi marcado por discriminação racial generalizada e injustiça.
Synonyms
racial segregationapartheidracial discrimination
Antonyms
civil rightsdesegregationracial equality

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
Leis Jim Crow
Used to refer to the historical racial segregation laws in the United States
Portugal
Leis Jim Crow
Same usage as Brazilian Portuguese; refers specifically to US historical context
Academic contexts
Sistema de segregação racial Jim Crow
More formal description used in historical and academic discussions

Related Idioms & Phrases

Jim Crow laws - the specific segregation statutes
Jim Crow era - the historical period of segregation
end Jim Crow - to eliminate racial segregation
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