Jim Crow

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Voting Rights Act was a landmark of American liberty that helped to break Jim Crow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

America outlawed slavery and Jim Crow, expanded the voting franchise, and banned forced sterilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

You can hear the differences in lives and backgrounds and upbringing, of men and women in the ’60s, of class and Jim Crow, it’s all in there.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Olsen: “Sinners” is rooted so specifically in the world of the Jim Crow South here in America.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

Arguably the most important parallel between mass incarceration and Jim Crow is that both have served to define the meaning and significance of race in America.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander