American

1. a situation that existed until the 1960's in the south of the US, when black people were treated badly, especially by being separated from white people in public places.

Jim Crow meant there were no black kids in white schools. (American)

2. Jim Crow - a situation that existed until the 1960's in the south of the US, when black people were treated badly, especially by being separated from white people in public places.

As soon as he moved to Tenessee, he became aware of the Jim Crow laws. (always before noun)

• not stand the sight of someone
• not stand the sight of something
• not suffer fools
• not suffer fools gladly
• not take a blind bit of notice
• not take anything for granted
• not take kindly to
• not take kindly to someone
• not take kindly to something
• not take lying down
• not take no for an answer
• not take something lying down
• not the end of the world
• not the half of it
• not think twice about
• not think twice about something
• not to be sneezed at
• not to be sniffed at
• not to mention
• not to mention someone
• not to mention something
• not to put too fine a point on it
• not to speak of
• not to speak of something
• not touch something with a ten-foot pole