whites-only establishment
[hwīts-ˈōn-lē i-ˈsta-blish-mənt]
nounpl: whites-only establishments
estabelecimento exclusivo para brancos
1. A business, venue, or public facility that explicitly restricts entry or service to white people, excluding people of other races
During the Jim Crow era, many restaurants in the South operated as whites-only establishments.
Durante a era das Leis Jim Crow, muitos restaurantes no Sul dos EUA operavam como estabelecimentos exclusivos para brancos.
2. Any organization or place with discriminatory policies based on race, specifically excluding non-white individuals
The hotel was a whites-only establishment until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 made such discrimination illegal.
O hotel era um estabelecimento exclusivo para brancos até a Lei dos Direitos Civis de 1964 tornar essa discriminação ilegal.
This term is historically significant in American history, referring to the systematic racial segregation enforced through Jim Crow laws from the 1890s until the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Such establishments were commonplace in the American South and represented institutionalized racism. In Brazilian context, while slavery and segregation existed, the term is primarily used when discussing American history. The term carries significant historical weight and is typically used in educational, historical, or legal discussions rather than contemporary language, as such establishments are now illegal in most countries.
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