Jim Crow

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as in discrimination

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Recent Examples of Jim Crow Francois compared the Roberts Court to the 1880s justices who opened the door to Jim Crow. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026 Lundy recalled stories of past generations of Black women who raised the children of white families that upheld Jim Crow policies that underfunded schools, restricted voting and enabled political violence against Black communities. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 But for decades after the Civil War, Jim Crow rule governed the American South, and Black people had few viable pathways to the ballot. — Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026 Read more Amid the harshness of Jim Crow, Walker accomplished what seemed impossible. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Jim Crow
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  1. discrimination
  2. segregation
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  • Too fearful of discrimination to go to hospitals for antiretroviral drugs, many transgender people have stopped taking them — significantly increasing their risk of transmission.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Trump on Monday announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on certain Canadian imports, citing what officials called trade discrimination against American companies in the dairy, auto and alcohol industries.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
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  • When Johnson launched Johnson Products in 1954, Black businesses faced segregation and exclusion.
    — Deloris Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • DeVriese-Sebilla said those attitudes had lasting consequences for Argentine, describing housing segregation as one of the community’s greatest historical challenges.
    — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
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