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Jim Crow

The system of laws and social norms that enforced racial segregation in the US.

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What were the main goals of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed to dismantle legal segregation and outlaw discrimination across American public life, targeting public accommodations, federally funded programs, schools, voting pro...

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What role did the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision play in legitimizing Jim Crow laws nationwide?

was the Supreme Court decision that declared state laws requiring racial separation constitutional under the “separate but equal” doctrine, and that validation became the legal linchpin for the expans...