Jim crow segregation

Date and country of first publication

1976
United States

Definition

Jim Crow segregation refers to the system of racial segregation and discrimination that was implemented in the southern United States following the Reconstruction Era. Named after a popular minstrel character that depicted African Americans in a derogatory manner, Jim Crow laws enforced racial segregation in public spaces such as schools, restaurants, buses, and water fountains. These laws also restricted voting rights and economic opportunities for African Americans, essentially creating a separate and unequal society.

Jim Crow segregation was upheld and enforced by both laws and social customs, perpetuating the idea of white supremacy and the inferiority of African Americans. This system of segregation remained in place until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, when laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were passed to dismantle segregation and eliminate discriminatory practices.

Related segregation forms

Jim crow segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

racial segregation, school segregation, park segregation, cultural segregation, legal segregation

This visualization is based on the study The Multidisciplinary Landscape of Segregation Research.

For the complete network of interrelated segregation forms, please refer to:

• First year of publication

• Louvain clusters

• Betweenness centrality

• Disciplines in which segregation forms first emerged (Scopus database).

Notes

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Jim crow segregation appears in the following literature

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