Jim Crow Law (Seperate but Equal) (dec 27, 1877 – jan 29, 1954)
Description:
Jim Crow law, in U.S. history, any of the laws that enforced racial segregation. Jim Crow was the name of a minstrel routine (actually Jump Jim Crow) performed beginning in 1828 by its author, Thomas Dartmouth (“Daddy”) Rice, and by many imitators, including actor Joseph Jefferson. The term came to be a derogatory epithet for African Americans and a designation for their segregated life.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 27, 1877
jan 29, 1954
~ 76 years