States' Laws on Race and Color
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States' Laws on Race and Color is a comprehensive 1951 legal study by Pauli Murray that systematically documents and analyzes U.S. state statutes enforcing racial segregation and discrimination.
All labels observed (2)
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| States' Laws on Race and Color canonical | 3 |
| States’ Laws on Race and Color | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: States' Laws on Race and Color Context triple: [Pauli Murray, notableWork, States' Laws on Race and Color]
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A.
Rutgers Race and the Law Review
Rutgers Race and the Law Review is a scholarly legal journal focused on issues of race, civil rights, and social justice, published by Rutgers Law School.
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B.
Center for the Study of Race and Law
The Center for the Study of Race and Law is an academic center at the University of Virginia School of Law dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement on the intersections of race and legal systems.
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C.
Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws were a system of state and local statutes in the United States that enforced racial segregation and disenfranchised African Americans, particularly in the South, from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.
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D.
Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924
The Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924 was a state law enforcing racial segregation and prohibiting interracial marriage by rigidly defining racial categories, later invalidated as unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia.
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E.
Shaw v. Reno
Shaw v. Reno is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in legislative redistricting by holding that bizarrely shaped, race-based districts can violate the Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: States' Laws on Race and Color Target entity description: States' Laws on Race and Color is a comprehensive 1951 legal study by Pauli Murray that systematically documents and analyzes U.S. state statutes enforcing racial segregation and discrimination.
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A.
Rutgers Race and the Law Review
Rutgers Race and the Law Review is a scholarly legal journal focused on issues of race, civil rights, and social justice, published by Rutgers Law School.
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B.
Center for the Study of Race and Law
The Center for the Study of Race and Law is an academic center at the University of Virginia School of Law dedicated to research, teaching, and public engagement on the intersections of race and legal systems.
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C.
Jim Crow laws
Jim Crow laws were a system of state and local statutes in the United States that enforced racial segregation and disenfranchised African Americans, particularly in the South, from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.
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D.
Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924
The Virginia Racial Integrity Act of 1924 was a state law enforcing racial segregation and prohibiting interracial marriage by rigidly defining racial categories, later invalidated as unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia.
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E.
Shaw v. Reno
Shaw v. Reno is a 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited the use of race in legislative redistricting by holding that bizarrely shaped, race-based districts can violate the Constitution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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legal study ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expose the breadth of discriminatory legislation
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provide a factual basis for challenging segregation ⓘ |
| analyzes |
constitutional implications of segregation laws
ⓘ
variations in race laws among states ⓘ |
| author |
Pauli Murray
ⓘ
linked to:
Anna Pauline Murray
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs | "bible" of segregation laws by some civil rights lawyers ⓘ |
| documents |
laws enforcing racial discrimination
ⓘ
laws enforcing racial segregation ⓘ |
| field |
civil rights law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ legal history ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anti‑miscegenation laws
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education segregation laws ⓘ employment discrimination laws ⓘ housing discrimination laws ⓘ public accommodations segregation ⓘ segregation statutes ⓘ state statutes on race and color ⓘ transportation segregation laws ⓘ voting rights restrictions ⓘ |
| genre |
civil rights scholarship
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legal reference work ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
U.S. states and territories
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linked to:
U.S. states
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| hasAuthor |
Pauli Murray
ⓘ
linked to:
Anna Pauline Murray
|
| hasAuthorOccupation |
civil rights lawyer
ⓘ
legal scholar ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Jim Crow era
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linked to:
Jim Crow laws
|
| influenced | civil rights movement legal arguments ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jim Crow laws
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race discrimination law in the United States ⓘ racial segregation law in the United States ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparative legal analysis
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systematic compilation of statutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive documentation of segregation laws
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use in civil rights litigation ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1951 ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
first half of the 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
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linked to:
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
|
| usedIn | civil rights legal strategy ⓘ |
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Subject: States' Laws on Race and Color Description of subject: States' Laws on Race and Color is a comprehensive 1951 legal study by Pauli Murray that systematically documents and analyzes U.S. state statutes enforcing racial segregation and discrimination.
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