The Pig Laws stayed on the books for decades, and were expanded with even more discriminatory laws once the Jim Crow era began. Watch Related Video Slavery by Another Name ...

It seems to have originated in minstrel shows in the 1820s, becoming so well known that by the 1830s, "Jim Crow" was being used as a collective racial epithet against Black Americans. The roots of ...

We fact-checked Republican Byron Donalds' claims about Black families, conservative values and progress during Jim Crow. Here's what we found.

Dismantling Jim Crow laws was a major goal for Martin Luther King Jr., ... But though states grudgingly complied with federal law, they undid as few black codes as possible.

August 2, 2023 — Black Codes and Jim Crow laws were passed at different periods in the Southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.After the Civil ...

Prior to Jim Crow, "Black Codes" were introduced throughout the South starting around 1865. These laws dictated where Black people could work and live, as well as ensured their availability for ...

From 1877 to 1950, at least 594 Black people were lynched in Georgia. The true number is likely much higher, given how the stories of violent white vigilantism during the Jim Crow era often went ...

The Black codes were precursors to Jim Crow laws, which lasted late into the 20th century. [Pictured: Fugitive slaves who were emancipated upon reaching the North, circa 1865.] By Letter to the editor ...

1866. A federal civil rights bill is passed. At the same time, the White-controlled Mississippi government created “Black Codes,” which criminalized behaviors and conditions of newly freed Black ...