Early state and local laws enacted primarily in the Southern states of the United States between 1876 and 1965 that mandated de jure segregation in all public facilities, albeit with a "separate but equal" status for black Americans, were popularly known as what?
A. Apartheid laws
B. Jim Crow Laws
C. Nuremburg Laws
D. Afrocentrism
Ans: B. Jim Crow Laws
The answer is B, Jim Crow Laws. These laws effectively segregated blacks and other minorities in all areas of society from schools and transportation, to public restrooms and restaurants.
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A) providing explicit instructions on the future expansion of the country. B) unifying the currency and regulating commerce. C) maintaining the dominant power of the states in commerce. D) establishing the separation of powers. E) allowing individual states to coin money.
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