| 词组 | Jim Crow |
| 释义 | Idiom Jim Crow 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. 2. (American) 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)Jim Crow 1. adjective 1 racially segregated, reserved for black people US, 1842. 2 worthless CANADA, 1962 2. noun 1 racial segregation; a racially segregated facility US, 1921. 2 in British Columbia logging, a single log load; in Vancouver Island coal mining, a bar for bending track or changing an underground rail switch CANADA, 1989. 3 on the railways, a tool used to straighten rails US, 1952 Jim CrowThe systemic discrimination against African Americans that occurred in the southern United States from the end of the American Civil War until the 1960s, in which black people were treated as a lower class of citizens than white people. Back during Jim Crow, a black person couldn't even use the same drinking fountain as a white person! Many are calling this systemic racism the "new Jim Crow." |
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