Legally entrenched segregation

Date and country of first publication^[1]

2015
United States

Definition

Legally entrenched segregation refers to segregation that is officially sanctioned and enforced by laws and government policies. This type of segregation was prevalent in the United States during the period of Jim Crow laws, which mandated the separation of white and black individuals in public spaces, schools, and housing. These laws enforced racial discrimination and maintained white supremacy, creating a system where black individuals were systematically denied opportunities and equal treatment in society. Legally entrenched segregation was abolished by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Related segregation forms

Legally entrenched segregation is frequently discussed in the literature with the following segregation forms:

racial 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).

References

Notes

↑ Date and country of first publication as informed by the Scopus database (December 2023).

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