Jim Crow
"Jim Crow laws were laws in the South based on race. They enforced segregation between white people and black people in public places such as schools, transportation, restrooms, and restaurants. They also made it difficult for black people to vote...Most Jim Crow laws were put in place in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Many of them were enforced until the Civil Rights Act of 1964....The name "Jim Crow" comes from an African-American character in a song from 1832. After the song came out, the term "Jim Crow" was often used to refer to African-Americans and soon the segregation laws became known as "Jim Crow" laws....After the Civil War, many southern states created laws called Black Codes. These laws were even harsher than the Jim Crow laws." Jim Crow laws extended beyond the South and included Native Americans and People of Color. African-Americans, Native Americans and others began to protest and fight Jim Crow Laws in the 1900s and finally the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 made Jim Crow Laws illegal. Civil Rights Act laws made sure that all citizens were entitled to the Declaration of Independence promises of "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness." (Jim Crow Laws)
Jim Crow  Laws as explained by Dr. Byrd
Jim Crow Laws enforced segregation and discrimination based on gender, ethnicity and religion.