+Jim Crow refers to state and local statutes enforced in the Southern and some border states of the United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. These laws legalized [racial segregation](/wiki/racial_segregation) and systematic [discrimination](/wiki/discrimination) against African Americans, denying their basic human and civil rights.
+## See also
+- [Civil Rights Movement](/wiki/civil_rights_movement)
+- [Segregation](/wiki/segregation)
+- [Voting Rights](/wiki/voting_rights)
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