Despite emancipation of slaves in the United States, African Americans lived under harsh conditions, including

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"Jim Crow" laws were a series of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation in the United States, particularly in the South, after the end of Reconstruction and into the mid-20th century. These laws created separate facilities for blacks and whites, including in public transportation, jobs, and schools, significantly impacting the lives of African Americans by institutionalizing racial discrimination and inequality.

Despite Emancipation of Slaves in the United States, African Americans