Jim Crow law
C17368
concept
A Jim Crow law was a state or local statute in the United States that enforced racial segregation and discrimination, primarily against African Americans, from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jim Crow law canonical | 3 |
| racial segregation policy | 2 |
| state segregation law | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Jim Crow law
Generated description
A Jim Crow law was a state or local statute in the United States that enforced racial segregation and discrimination, primarily against African Americans, from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924 | — |
| North Carolina disfranchisement amendment of 1900 | — |
| Louisiana Separate Car Act | — |
| Major League Baseball color barrier | racial segregation policy |
| White Australia policy | racial segregation policy |