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Recent Examples of Jim Crow
To tackle the Jim Crow era and Black identity through a vampire film is an incredible feat.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Jackson, who first attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign before returning to his home in the Deep South during the Jim Crow era, was an icon in the Civil Rights Movement for six decades.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
In the racist era of Jim Crow segregation, Mercy-Douglass provided healing and hope to Philadelphia's Black communities.
—Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Jim Crow laws systematically stripped them of those posts, and made America a de facto police state for Black folks.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
He was born to an unwed teenage mom in Greenville, South Carolina, during the Jim Crow era but rose to become a civil rights icon and a groundbreaking politician who mounted two electrifying runs for the presidency in the 1980s.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
While a college student, Jackson was a crusader in the fight against Jim Crow segregation laws.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Even abolition didn’t stop Southern majorities from restricting their rights and tolerating lynch mobs under Jim Crow.
—Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
The four African-American men were falsely accused in 1949 of raping a white woman in Lake County in what became one of the most-notorious cases from the state’s Jim Crow era.
—News Service Of Florida, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Jackson, who first attended the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign before returning to his home in the Deep South during the Jim Crow era, was an icon in the Civil Rights Movement for six decades.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
In the racist era of Jim Crow segregation, Mercy-Douglass provided healing and hope to Philadelphia's Black communities.
—Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Jim Crow laws systematically stripped them of those posts, and made America a de facto police state for Black folks.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
He was born to an unwed teenage mom in Greenville, South Carolina, during the Jim Crow era but rose to become a civil rights icon and a groundbreaking politician who mounted two electrifying runs for the presidency in the 1980s.
—John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
While a college student, Jackson was a crusader in the fight against Jim Crow segregation laws.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Even abolition didn’t stop Southern majorities from restricting their rights and tolerating lynch mobs under Jim Crow.
—Ben Bayer, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
The four African-American men were falsely accused in 1949 of raping a white woman in Lake County in what became one of the most-notorious cases from the state’s Jim Crow era.
—News Service Of Florida, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jim Crow
Noun
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The show’s reputation for moving television forward on racial issues is partly credited to a season 5 episode in which Hoss helps a Black opera singer (William Marshall) who faces discrimination.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
18 Feb. 2026
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Worley, now 27, reached a near six-figure settlement in her disability discrimination lawsuit against the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS).—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My education journey, shaped by segregation and opportunity has deeply influenced my commitment to equity, access and lifelong learning.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Founded during segregation, the Globetrotters broke down barriers as a showcase for Black athletes.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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