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Recent Examples of Jim Crow
The southern United States under the Jim Crow system of segregation, for example, was governed by a form of racial fascism premised not on a single powerful leader, but on decentralized groups of vigilantes and terrorists.
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Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
Nancy Buirski's documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who fought Virginia's Jim Crow-era miscegenation laws, eschews narration, instead using archival footage and interviews with those involved to tell a quiet but forceful story that is both a cry for justice and a romance.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Coogler's Jim Crow-era film -- the rare horror movie to win the academy's favor -- conjures a mythical allegory of Black life.
—Jake Coyle The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Coogler’s Jim Crow-era film — the rare horror movie to win the academy’s favor — conjures a mythical allegory of Black life.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
His portrayal of the world-weary Mississippi bluesman Delta Slim was central to the movie’s exploration of life in the Jim Crow South and included a powerful monologue that told the story of the lynching of a fellow musician.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
As part of the Chitlin' Circuit (a network of venues that welcomed Black performers during the Jim Crow era), The Dew Drop Inn served as a focus for the African American community's civic engagement and for civil rights.
—Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Because its primary sections on the oppression and violence that Black people were subjected to during the Middle Passage, slavery, and Jim Crow are below the museum’s street-level entrance—while the culture exhibits are upstairs—the history exhibitions are effectively optional for visitors.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Waking up in the morning was a form of resistance for Black women in the Jim Crow South; Spencer lived all her life in Virginia.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026
Nancy Buirski's documentary about Mildred and Richard Loving, the couple who fought Virginia's Jim Crow-era miscegenation laws, eschews narration, instead using archival footage and interviews with those involved to tell a quiet but forceful story that is both a cry for justice and a romance.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Coogler's Jim Crow-era film -- the rare horror movie to win the academy's favor -- conjures a mythical allegory of Black life.
—Jake Coyle The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
Coogler’s Jim Crow-era film — the rare horror movie to win the academy’s favor — conjures a mythical allegory of Black life.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
His portrayal of the world-weary Mississippi bluesman Delta Slim was central to the movie’s exploration of life in the Jim Crow South and included a powerful monologue that told the story of the lynching of a fellow musician.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
As part of the Chitlin' Circuit (a network of venues that welcomed Black performers during the Jim Crow era), The Dew Drop Inn served as a focus for the African American community's civic engagement and for civil rights.
—Paul Oswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Because its primary sections on the oppression and violence that Black people were subjected to during the Middle Passage, slavery, and Jim Crow are below the museum’s street-level entrance—while the culture exhibits are upstairs—the history exhibitions are effectively optional for visitors.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
Waking up in the morning was a form of resistance for Black women in the Jim Crow South; Spencer lived all her life in Virginia.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jim Crow
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The School of Law’s Civil Rights and Racial Justice Clinic offers students practical experience in representing clients of all ethnicities, white, people of color, women and men, who experience problems with housing, discrimination, and other justice issues.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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There is still a lot of discrimination against older actresses.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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While in segregation, staff observed him in distress and contacted on-site medical personnel for assistance.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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As my colleague Howard Blume wrote, a legal challenge with an anonymous LAUSD parent mentioned is seeking to dismantle protections for disadvantaged students of color that were originally put in place to comply with a court order meant to lessen the harms of segregation in our schools.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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