Prior to the Civil Rights Act, Jim Crow laws in the U.S. South mandated the systematic physical and social separation of whites and African Americans in all areas of public life. This is an example of __________.

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Jim Crow laws were legal statutes that mandated the segregation of people on the basis of race in public spaces. This is an example of de jure segregation, which means segregation that is mandated by law.

Prior to the Civil Rights Act, Jim Crow Laws in the U.S