These were state and local laws enacted primarily by Southern states between 1877 and mid-1960s enforcing racial segregation in public facilities under a "separate but equal" status for African Americans.
Imagine going into an ice cream shop where vanilla ice cream is separated from all other flavors because it's deemed 'different'. That's what Jim Crow Laws did - they segregated society based on race.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896): A landmark Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954): The Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
Civil Rights Act (1964): Legislation outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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