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Created page with "== Introduction == The '''Jim Crow laws''' were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation in the Southern United States. Named after a black character in minstrel shows, these laws were in place from the end of Reconstruction in the late 19th century until 1965. == Origins == The term "Jim Crow" originated from the song "Jump Jim Crow" performed by white actor Thomas Dartmouth Rice, who portrayed a caricature of a..."
