Jim Crow Era
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- Jim Crow Era
- Description
- 1877-1965. The Jim Crow Era is defined by racial segregation that started at the end of Reconstruction and continued until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enforced the right to vote granted to Black people by the 15th Amendment. This period is characterized by the "separate by equal" doctrine established by the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
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- Title
- Jim Crow Era
- Description
- 1877-1965. The Jim Crow Era is defined by racial segregation that started at the end of Reconstruction and continued until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enforced the right to vote granted to Black people by the 15th Amendment. This period is characterized by the "separate by equal" doctrine established by the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
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