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.