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Recent Examples of Jim Crow
In a match that was, in a sense, a referendum on Frazier’s Blackness, the arm that had been permanently marked by Jim Crow had forced a judgment.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
That opens the door for opponents of the bill to collect enough signatures within 90 days of its passage to force a statewide vote on the new map, which would divide Kansas City along Troost Avenue, the city’s de facto racial divide created by Jim Crow-era housing policies.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
In North Carolina, as in other Southern states, newspapers in the Jim Crow era often egregiously exaggerated stories about Black criminality.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Newtown, Sarasota A few miles north of downtown Sarasota, Newtown is a small community that was established in 1914 when Jim Crow laws segregated Black Americans from Sarasota proper.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service was founded in 1916, a time when Jim Crow laws were in place, which also applied to outdoor spaces.
—Essence, 30 Aug. 2025
Cook has extensively studied the ways racial discrimination, including segregation and Jim Crow laws, affected the American economy at large.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
However, the Justice Department isn’t buying the changes, drawing parallels between DEI rebranding and Jim Crow laws that attempted enforce racial segregation.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Historically, local control has been one way that Jim Crow and other forms of racialized policing were so successful.
—Joel Day, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
That opens the door for opponents of the bill to collect enough signatures within 90 days of its passage to force a statewide vote on the new map, which would divide Kansas City along Troost Avenue, the city’s de facto racial divide created by Jim Crow-era housing policies.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
In North Carolina, as in other Southern states, newspapers in the Jim Crow era often egregiously exaggerated stories about Black criminality.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Newtown, Sarasota A few miles north of downtown Sarasota, Newtown is a small community that was established in 1914 when Jim Crow laws segregated Black Americans from Sarasota proper.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
The National Park Service was founded in 1916, a time when Jim Crow laws were in place, which also applied to outdoor spaces.
—Essence, 30 Aug. 2025
Cook has extensively studied the ways racial discrimination, including segregation and Jim Crow laws, affected the American economy at large.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
However, the Justice Department isn’t buying the changes, drawing parallels between DEI rebranding and Jim Crow laws that attempted enforce racial segregation.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Historically, local control has been one way that Jim Crow and other forms of racialized policing were so successful.
—Joel Day, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jim Crow
Noun
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More than thirty signs referencing racial discrimination and the hostile attitudes of white people to those who were formerly enslaved will come down or be partially covered.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Sep. 2025
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Instead, mental health risks stem from discrimination, mistreatment and stigma in society, the report emphasized.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This effort revealed a people determined to resist segregation and abuse in public transportation.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The map would use Troost Avenue, a historic symbol of racial segregation in Kansas City, as the dividing line between the 4th and 5th Districts.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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