Jim Crow was the name given to a series of laws that perpetuated segregation between whites and blacks in the United States. The Jim Crow laws were appalling. According to Pilgrim, they appropriated the idea of anti-black racism and blacks were treated as lesser citizens. The main part of the Jim Crow laws was having separate facilities for blacks and whites as to always keep the races separated. The facilities included but were not limited to, schools, restaurants, and bathrooms (Urofsky). Those facilities designated for blacks were often of much lower quality than those for whites (Pilgrim). Furthermore, the laws discouraged social interaction between the races (Pilgrim). The laws were justified by people of the time for many reasons. According