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Jim crow

noun

Barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites. Synonyms: color bar, color line, colour bar, colour line.

A crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails.

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"Jim crow" Quotes from Famous Books

... time that "Jim Crow" was the rage at one of the minor theatres, and as I felt interested to know how the personification would strike the boy, I sent him one night to the gallery with orders to return as soon as the piece was concluded. But the whole night passed without the appearance of ...

— Captain Canot - or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver • Brantz Mayer

Words linked to "Jim crow" : wrecking bar, pry, color bar, colour line, color line, pry bar, ideological barrier, crowbar