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Recent Examples of Jim Crow
Do people of color want a return to Jim Crow?
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Opponents of the redrawn congressional district compared the undoing of the majority-Black district as a throwback to the Jim Crow era of racial discrimination in the Deep South.
—CNN Money, 13 May 2026
This astute portrait connects Jim Crow-era America and pre-World War II Europe, and is as fitting a portrait of the current sociopolitical moment.
—Time, 12 May 2026
His Jim Crow traveling kit kept him prepared for anything the Jim Crow car threw at him.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Renovations of the House chamber will force members to meet at the Old State Capitol, where, decades ago, Mississippi lawmakers passed Jim Crow laws suppressing Black voting.
—Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Renovations of the Mississippi House chamber will force members to meet at the Old State Capitol, where, decades ago, lawmakers passed Jim Crow laws suppressing Black voting.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This Republican Congress is all about making America Jim Crow again.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 10 May 2026
During debate inside the statehouse, Black lawmakers said the Republican legislation harks back to the state's shameful Jim Crow history.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Opponents of the redrawn congressional district compared the undoing of the majority-Black district as a throwback to the Jim Crow era of racial discrimination in the Deep South.
—CNN Money, 13 May 2026
This astute portrait connects Jim Crow-era America and pre-World War II Europe, and is as fitting a portrait of the current sociopolitical moment.
—Time, 12 May 2026
His Jim Crow traveling kit kept him prepared for anything the Jim Crow car threw at him.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Renovations of the House chamber will force members to meet at the Old State Capitol, where, decades ago, Mississippi lawmakers passed Jim Crow laws suppressing Black voting.
—Jack Brook, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
Renovations of the Mississippi House chamber will force members to meet at the Old State Capitol, where, decades ago, lawmakers passed Jim Crow laws suppressing Black voting.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
This Republican Congress is all about making America Jim Crow again.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 10 May 2026
During debate inside the statehouse, Black lawmakers said the Republican legislation harks back to the state's shameful Jim Crow history.
—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jim Crow
Noun
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The resignation of a Southern California mayor who pleaded guilty to acting as a foreign agent for China has sparked backlash and reignited fears of anti-Asian discrimination.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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The racial and gender discrimination claims were dismissed, but Rogers and TCC were ordered to go through mediation to resolve the religious discrimination claim.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Kansas was one of 21 states with school segregation.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
15 May 2026
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In the Jazz Age, the culture and the style that Bradley was soaking up every night were information that white performers craved, but which racial segregation impeded them from accessing.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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