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Jim Crow laws

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

State and local laws that enforced racial segregation and discrimination, especially in the post-Reconstruction South.

AP course connection

Topic 3.1: 3.10 Social Movements and Equal Protection

Unit 3