_________ laws were used by southern states to enforce segregation of whites and blacks in all public places.

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Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Named after a black minstrel show character, the laws—which existed for about 100 years, from the post-Civil War era until 1968—were meant to marginalize African Americans by denying them the right to vote, hold jobs, get an education, and other opportunities.

_________ Laws Were Used by Southern States to Enforce Segregation