Before the civil rights laws were passed in the United States in the 1960s, a number of states had __________ laws that spelled out differential treatment for racial groups.

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Jim Crow laws were state and local laws in the United States enacted between 1876 and 1965 that mandated racial segregation in all public facilities, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans. These laws included segregation in schools, public transportation, and public accommodations, as well as restrictions on voting rights and interracial marriage.

Before the Civil Rights Laws Were Passed in the United