Jim Crow — may refer to:* Jim Crow laws, laws regarding racial segregation formerly found in parts of the United States * Jump Jim Crow , the song for which Jim Crow laws were named * Jim Crow, a typeface * Jim crow, a tool for bending rails * Jim Crow, an… … Wikipedia
Jim-crow — n. (Mach.) 1. A machine for bending or straightening rails. [1913 Webster] 2. A planing machine with a reversing tool, to plane both ways. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Racism in the United States — Part of a series of articles on Racial segregation Segregation in the US Black Codes Jim Cro … Wikipedia
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968) — American Civil Rights Movement redirects here. For the earlier period, see African American Civil Rights Movement (1896–1954). Prominent figures of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Clockwise from top left: W. E. B. Du Bois, Malcolm X,… … Wikipedia
Racial segregation — Segregationist redirects here. For the short story by Isaac Asimov, see Segregationist (short story). Part of a series of articles on Racial segregation … Wikipedia
History of South Carolina — South Carolina is one of the thirteen original states of the United States of America. Its history has been remarkable for an extraordinary commitment to political independence, whether from overseas or federal control. As a cornerstone of… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Oakland, California — Oakland redirects here. For other uses, see Oakland (disambiguation). Oakland City City of Oakland … Wikipedia
Miscegenation — Race Classification Race (classification of humans) Genetics … Wikipedia
Desegregation busing in the United States — (also known as forced busing or simply busing) is the practice of assigning and transporting students to schools in such a manner as to redress prior racial segregation of schools, or to overcome the effects of residential segregation on local… … Wikipedia
