the institution of segregation, the practice of ‘racial’ discrimination; (also) the act of deserting one's political party.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [noun] > racism > segregation or discrimination > against black people (4) Jim Crowism1837 the institution of segregation, the practice of ‘racial’ discrimination; (also) the act of deserting one's political party. grandfather clause1899 U.S. A clause in the constitutions of some Southern states, exempting from suffrage restrictions the descendants of men who were qualified to vote… Jim Crow1903 Racial discrimination, spec. against black people in the United States. More usually attributive, or as Jim Crowism (see Jim Crowism n. at… Subcategories:— line of demarcation (1) |
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