The Jim crow Laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. They enacted after the reconstruction period, these laws continued in force until 1965.
Segregation refers to the policy of keeping black and white Americans separate from one another in 1875. The Enforcement Act, or the Civil Right Acts of the 1875 was passed by “Radical Republicans” in an effort to end Jim Crow Laws. However it was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court within a few years.
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