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In American History, Jim Crow Laws were laws that mandated racial segregation in America. These laws were set up to foster an environment where things were "separate but equal", though more often than not this was not the case. These laws often led to social, economic, and education disadvantages for African Americans and inferior quality facilities being available for their use.

For more information try looking at a few of the sites listed below, making a trip to your local library, or doing a quick Google search.

http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjimcrow.htm

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/remembering/laws.html

http://www.ferris.edu/JIMCROW/what.htm

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