Codified racial segregation

Date and country of first publication

2013
United States

Definition

Codified racial segregation refers to the laws, regulations, and policies that enforced segregation based on race in various aspects of society, such as housing, education, and public spaces. These laws were prevalent in the United States during the Jim Crow era, from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, and enforced the separation of white and Black individuals in public facilities, schools, and other institutions. These laws were eventually deemed unconstitutional through the civil rights movement and legal challenges in the mid-20th century.

Codified racial segregation appears in the following literature

Schroer T.L. (2013). The emergence and early demise of codified racial segregation of prisoners of war under the Geneva conventions of 1929 and 1949. Journal of the History of International Law, 15(1), 53-76. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718050-12340003