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Recent Examples of Jim Crow
In the Jim Crow South of the 1940s and 50s, Austin’s Black citizens were relegated east of Interstate 35.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The horror film serves as a gory allegory for the evils that persisted in the South in the Jim Crow era in the late 19th century and onward.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Jim Crow was establishing itself.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The Harlem Renaissance With the Great Migration, when millions of African Americans fled violence and discrimination in the Jim Crow South for a new life up North, New York City's Harlem neighborhood became a haven for writers, artists, musicians and political leaders.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Jim Crow is imported to the Canal Zone Police brutality, exploitation and intra-racial and interracial tensions also served as scaffolding for reggaeton.
—Brendan Frizzell, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
This peril—glimpsed as well in studies of Reconstruction- and Jim Crow–era America—deserves greater consideration than is afforded by Blakely’s cursory account.
—Colin Cepuran, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The club served as a beacon of entrepreneurship and artistic expression during Jim Crow.
—Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
There is a direct line of misappropriation from the theory of natural selection to the eugenics of Nazism and Jim Crow.
—Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The horror film serves as a gory allegory for the evils that persisted in the South in the Jim Crow era in the late 19th century and onward.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Jim Crow was establishing itself.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The Harlem Renaissance With the Great Migration, when millions of African Americans fled violence and discrimination in the Jim Crow South for a new life up North, New York City's Harlem neighborhood became a haven for writers, artists, musicians and political leaders.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Jim Crow is imported to the Canal Zone Police brutality, exploitation and intra-racial and interracial tensions also served as scaffolding for reggaeton.
—Brendan Frizzell, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
This peril—glimpsed as well in studies of Reconstruction- and Jim Crow–era America—deserves greater consideration than is afforded by Blakely’s cursory account.
—Colin Cepuran, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
The club served as a beacon of entrepreneurship and artistic expression during Jim Crow.
—Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
There is a direct line of misappropriation from the theory of natural selection to the eugenics of Nazism and Jim Crow.
—Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jim Crow
Noun
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The law protects styles such as braids, locks, Afros and twists from discrimination.—
Jamal Goss,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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That postulate would justify racial quotas or preferences to remedy racial discrimination uncorroborated by credible evidence.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Born out of wedlock to a teenage mom, growing up under the oppressive cloud of segregation, confined to schools, sports facilities, movie theaters that were separate and unequal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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For decades, the phrase has symbolized the mythos of the Texas Rangers law enforcement agency — and drawn criticism for glossing over parts of its history tied to racial violence and segregation.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Jim Crow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Jim%20Crow. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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