Jim Crow laws were first legislated and enforced on Black people starting after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling. This landmark Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, which facilitated the widespread implementation of discriminatory laws and practices in various states, particularly in the Southern United States. These laws continued to be enforced into the 1960s, until they were challenged and ultimately struck down during the Civil Rights Movement.
When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people?
starting in the late 1800s into the 1960s
starting in the 1600s with colonial slavery
starting in the 1950s during the civil rights movement
starting after the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling
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