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Born JoAnne Deborah Byron in 1947 to an accountant father and schoolteacher mother, Shakur spent her childhood between Queens, New York, and her grandparents’ home in North Carolina, then still under Jim Crow laws.
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
At the same time the boundaries of the sport were being broadened by the WIBC, other organizations were trying to break down the Jim Crow laws keeping Black Americans out of the alleys.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
Long after John Quincy Adams passed away in 1848 (collapsing of a stroke while working at his desk in the Capitol), newer versions emerged—as Jim Crow laws, after the failure of Reconstruction in the 1870s, and later as the filibuster during the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Walden Green, Pitchfork, 29 Sep. 2025
At the same time the boundaries of the sport were being broadened by the WIBC, other organizations were trying to break down the Jim Crow laws keeping Black Americans out of the alleys.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
Long after John Quincy Adams passed away in 1848 (collapsing of a stroke while working at his desk in the Capitol), newer versions emerged—as Jim Crow laws, after the failure of Reconstruction in the 1870s, and later as the filibuster during the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century.
—Time, 24 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jim Crow
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The lawsuit in Alexandria, Virginia federal court accuses Apple of religious discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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At its center, Jovanka Antich — exiled, betrayed, hungry for justice — embodies themes of migration, discrimination and gender power.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Verbatim Zora Neale Hurston In a controversial letter, the versatile author expressed frustration with critics of segregation.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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The district previously applied for the grant in 2020 but was denied in part due to its lack of effort in reducing segregation in magnet programs.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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