Jim Crow
Jim Crow
noun
1.
a practice or policy of segregating or discriminating against blacks, as in public places, public vehicles, or employment.
2.
Disparaging and Offensive. a black person.
Also, jim crow.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; so called from the name of a song sung by Thomas Rice (1808–60) in a minstrel show
1830–40, Americanism; so called from the name of a song sung by Thomas Rice (1808–60) in a minstrel show
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World English Dictionary
jim crow (ˈdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. the policy or practice of segregating Black people |
| b. (as modifier): jim-crow laws | |
| 2. | a. a derogatory term for a Black person |
| b. (as modifier): a jim-crow saloon | |
| 3. | an implement for bending iron bars or rails |
| 4. | a crowbar fitted with a claw |
| [C19: from Jim Crow, name of song used as the basis of an act by Thomas Rice (1808--60), American entertainer] | |
| 'jim-'crowism | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
Jim Crow
"black person," 1838, Amer.Eng., originally the name of a black minstrel character in a popular song-and-dance act, from a T.D. Rice song that appeared 1828. Even before that, crow had been a derogatory term for a black man. Association with segregation dates from 1842, in ref. to a railroad car for
blacks. Modern use as a type of racial discrimination is from 1943.
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Cultural Dictionary
Jim Crow definition
A descriptive term for the segregation of institutions, businesses, hotels, restaurants, and the like. It also refers to the laws that required racial segregation.
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