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Recent Examples of Jim Crow
Ma Honey—a Black woman building business equity in the Jim Crow South—was always the blueprint.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The plan is to turn the station into an interpretive center, where people can learn about the family’s story and the stories of Black travelers during Jim Crow.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Their joyous innocence depicts the newest generation of Black Americans who won’t contend with enslavement but will be forced to confront the terrors of Jim Crow.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Scott was a pioneering Black lawmaker David Albert Scott was born in rural Aynor, South Carolina, on June 27, 1945, in the era of Jim Crow segregation.
—Bill Barrow, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
Although the Jim Crow regime challenged in Brown has long since passed away, racial discrimination in K-12 schools remains a problem.
—Alison Somin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
Their work not only helped launch astronauts into orbit, but also challenged the limits placed on Black women in the Jim Crow South.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Black service helped justify the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments, but Reconstruction saw Black men disenfranchised and subjected to Jim Crow segregation.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
The plan is to turn the station into an interpretive center, where people can learn about the family’s story and the stories of Black travelers during Jim Crow.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Their joyous innocence depicts the newest generation of Black Americans who won’t contend with enslavement but will be forced to confront the terrors of Jim Crow.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
The Lost Cause was fortified by presidential power and bulwarked for a century by Jim Crow.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Scott was a pioneering Black lawmaker David Albert Scott was born in rural Aynor, South Carolina, on June 27, 1945, in the era of Jim Crow segregation.
—Bill Barrow, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026
Although the Jim Crow regime challenged in Brown has long since passed away, racial discrimination in K-12 schools remains a problem.
—Alison Somin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
Their work not only helped launch astronauts into orbit, but also challenged the limits placed on Black women in the Jim Crow South.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Black service helped justify the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments, but Reconstruction saw Black men disenfranchised and subjected to Jim Crow segregation.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jim Crow
Noun
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Alito said the focus of the Voting Rights Act must be to enforce the prohibition against intentional racial discrimination under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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For decades, the Office for Civil Rights has worked to uphold students’ constitutional rights against discrimination based on disability, race, national origin and gender.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Scott was a pioneering Black lawmaker David Albert Scott was born in rural Aynor, South Carolina, on June 27, 1945, in the era of Jim Crow segregation.—
Bill Barrow,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2026
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Partners Waste Management and Stericycle conduct educational programs for families and visitors on segregation of waste.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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