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Jim Crowism

American

[kroh-iz-uhm] / ˈkroʊ ɪz əm /

Or jim crowism

noun

Jim Crow.
any policy of racial segregation.
advocacy of such a policy.

Etymology

Origin of Jim Crowism

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; Jim Crow + -ism

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It must outlaw the poll tax in Federal elections and "Jim Crowism on all types of interstate carriers."

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