Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.

Jim Crow or Jim Crowe may also refer to:

  • Jim Crow (character), a persona created by white minstrel show performer Thomas D. Rice
  • Jim Crow economy, the economic system in parts of the United States where anti-black laws were in force

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Arts and entertainment

  • Jim Crow, a character in the Disney film Dumbo
  • Jim Crow (group), an American rap group
  • "Jump Jim Crow", an 1828 traditional slave song adapted and popularized by Thomas D. Rice

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