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Jim Crowism

American  
[kroh-iz-uhm] / ˈkroʊ ɪz əm /
Or jim crowism

noun

  1. Jim Crow.

  2. any policy of racial segregation.

  3. 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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