2007-08-05 07:19:05 · 7 answers · asked by Mike G 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Nobody, the term Jim Crow originally comes from a minstrel show called "jump Jim crow" in 1828 performed by Thomas Dartmouth "daddy" Rice a white English migrant. In it he painted his face black, and I'm sorry to say that he did make fun of African Americans. By 1838 the name was being used to refer to racial segregation in Vermont. Eventually it was being used to name the local laws of southern and border states enforced during the years 1876 and 1965, the so- called "separated but equal" status for African Americans. I don't need to tell you that under this laws African Americans were treated as inferiors. Thanks to the civil rights movement and the Civil right act of 1964 this unfair piece of American History ended.
2007-08-05 07:48:38 · answer #1 · answered by Sakura ♥ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The term Jim Crow comes from the minstrel show song "Jump Jim Crow" written in 1828 and performed by Thomas Dartmouth "Daddy" Rice, a white English migrant to the U.S. and the first popularizer of blackface performance. The song and blackface itself were an immediate hit. A caricature of a shabbily dressed rural black, "Jim Crow" became a standard character in minstrel shows. He was often paired with "Zip Coon," a flamboyantly dressed urban black who associated more with white culture. By 1837, Jim Crow was being used to refer to racial segregation in Vermont. The term later evolved into the Jim Crow laws that mandated the practice, "separate but equal" status for African Americans.
2007-08-05 08:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jim Crow was a minstrel song that was perverted into a denigrating name for African Americans. Later a series of laws were passed called "Jim Crow Laws" that limited the rights of African Americans.
2007-08-05 07:36:04 · answer #3 · answered by Terry 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you're talking about the jim crow laws. They restricted rights of blacks in the United States a few decades ago.
2007-08-05 07:39:43 · answer #4 · answered by xx. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Jim Crow Law Was just a way for southern state to treat black people in a inferior manner.. Basically it was a law that mandated separation between blacks and white....... And it was ok for a white-man to look at a black woman for a white-man was considered to be racially superior... But a death sentence for a black- man to do the same.........
2007-08-05 14:00:15 · answer #5 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's term used from the Jim crow laws, i think it had something to do with blackface.
2007-08-05 07:24:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was a comady character from the early 1800's. Think Austian Powers, but more rasist.
2007-08-05 08:44:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋