Jim Crow establishment
[/dʒɪm kroʊ ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/]
nounpl: Jim Crow establishments
estabelecimento segregacionista / estabelecimento de segregação racial
1. A business, public facility, or institution that enforces racial segregation and discrimination against Black people and other people of color, typically in the American South during the Jim Crow era (1877-1950s)
The lunch counter was a Jim Crow establishment that refused service to Black customers.
O balcão de lanchonete era um estabelecimento segregacionista que recusava serviço a clientes negros.
2. Any place of business that operates under laws or customs that mandate separate and unequal treatment based on race
Hotels, restaurants, and theaters were often Jim Crow establishments in the segregated South.
Hotéis, restaurantes e teatros eram frequentemente estabelecimentos de segregação racial no Sul segregacionista.
This term is primarily historical and educational, referring to the period of American legalized racial segregation roughly from 1877 to the 1960s. Named after a racist minstrel show character, Jim Crow laws enforced racial separation in the American South. The term is used in academic, historical, and civil rights contexts to document and discuss this period of systemic racism. In Brazilian Portuguese, it appears mainly in educational materials about American history and in discussions of civil rights.
Related Idioms & Phrases
Jim Crow South - the geographic region where Jim Crow laws were enforced
Jim Crow era - the historical period of legalized racial segregation
under Jim Crow - experiencing segregation laws and practices
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