response laws legally separated non-whites and whites “in schools, restaurants, theaters, trains, streetcars, playgrounds, hospitals, and even cemeteries.” People were required to use different facilities based on their race.
This practice of segregation was known as Jim Crow laws and was prevalent in the southern United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These laws enforced racial discrimination and institutionalized the idea of white supremacy. African Americans and other non-white individuals were denied equal rights and access to public spaces, leading to widespread social and economic disparities. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s eventually led to the abolition of Jim Crow laws and the push for equal rights for all individuals regardless of race.
