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Recent Examples of Jim Crow
Troost Avenue had long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City, a physical reminder of historic redlining from the Jim Crow era.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 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
Cook has extensively studied the ways racial discrimination, including segregation and Jim Crow laws, affected the American economy at large.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In rural Jim Crow Georgia, my grandmother's 12-year-old brother was shot and killed in a neighboring sundown town.
—Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
However, the Justice Department isn’t buying the changes, drawing parallels between DEI rebranding and Jim Crow laws that attempted enforce racial segregation.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Historically, local control has been one way that Jim Crow and other forms of racialized policing were so successful.
—Joel Day, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Fed up with her racist employer, Hilly (Bryce Dallas Howard), in the Jim Crow-era south, Black housemaid Minny (Spencer) serves her tormenter the seemingly tasty treat.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 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
Cook has extensively studied the ways racial discrimination, including segregation and Jim Crow laws, affected the American economy at large.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
In rural Jim Crow Georgia, my grandmother's 12-year-old brother was shot and killed in a neighboring sundown town.
—Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
However, the Justice Department isn’t buying the changes, drawing parallels between DEI rebranding and Jim Crow laws that attempted enforce racial segregation.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Historically, local control has been one way that Jim Crow and other forms of racialized policing were so successful.
—Joel Day, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Fed up with her racist employer, Hilly (Bryce Dallas Howard), in the Jim Crow-era south, Black housemaid Minny (Spencer) serves her tormenter the seemingly tasty treat.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jim Crow
Noun
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About 8,400, or 37%, involved allegations of disability discrimination.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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More than half say income inequality and lack of opportunity are their top concerns, and one in five even report that direct experiences with discrimination have already influenced their career paths.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Troost Avenue had long served as a dividing line of racial segregation in Kansas City, a physical reminder of historic redlining from the Jim Crow era.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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The dismantling of segregation was a profound moral and political victory.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Jim Crow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Jim%20Crow. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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