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Jim Crow Laws During The Reconstruction Era

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During the end of the reconstruction era and through the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement, Jim Crow laws were enforced in order to maintain proper racial segregation. Originally, the Jim Crow laws were set to keep the Negroes separate but equal to the white race. In reality, the Jim Crow laws targeted the Blacks and made certain that the African-American race would never have superiority over the White men.
The Jim Crow laws were named after a performance by Thomas Dartmouth Rice, who blackened his face during his performance to represent a black man. The song to which he danced was insensitive, derogatory, and disrespectful towards the African-American race. Verses from the song, Jim Crow, contributed to a build up of hate and harsh
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