I'm doing a project. I know what the Jim Crow laws are, but what/who was "Jim Crow"?

Question

Was it the name of a person????

Answer 1

Jim Crow is the name of a stereotypical african-american...

Answer 2

The name Jim Crow is often used to describe the segregation laws, rules, and customs which arose after Reconstruction ended in 1877 and continued until the mid-1960s.

"Come listen all you galls and boys,
I'm going to sing a little song,
My name is Jim Crow.
Weel about and turn about and do jis so,
Eb'ry time I weel about I jump Jim Crow."

These words are from the song, "Jim Crow," as it appeared in sheet music written by Thomas Dartmouth "Daddy" Rice. Rice, a struggling "actor" (he did short solo skits between play scenes) at the Park Theater in New York, happened upon a Black person singing the above song -- some accounts say it was an old Black slave who walked with difficulty, others say it was a ragged Black stable boy. Whether modeled on an old man or a young boy we will never know, however, it is clear that in 1828 Rice appeared on stage as "Jim Crow" -- an exaggerated, highly stereotypical Black character.

Answer 3

Jim Crow was the slang name for an African-American living in the time of segaration in the nation

Answer 4

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Answer 5

"Jim Crow" is also the name of the Irish dance style originaly used by oppressed Irish to avoid detection by the constables and being taxed or punished for dancing in their homes.

The arms and upper body is kept still while legs and feet are moving in dance step. The constables would look through windows or half-doors, (full doors were twiced taxed mor than half doors), and not see the dancing.

Answer 6

There's a little more to it than that. Jim Crow was a minstrel show character. This site gives quite a bit of information: http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/history/creating2.htm

Answer 7

The laws were given the stage name of a minstrel player. the minstrel shows featured white men with blackened faces who made foolish caricatures out of black people. Jim Crow was the fictional character in one of the stage show. they would always be portrayed as foolish, ignorant, ill spoken and silly people who danced and sang for the crowd. Al Jolson was the most famous black faced entertainer. His main claim to fame was a song he made famous in the 40's I believe, could be 30's called "Mammy".

Spike Lee made a film a few years ago, called Bamboozled, in which a black man hires a couple of black street performers to charcoal their faces and act like the minstrel performers, in the 21st century. It starred Damon Wayans, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson and Michael Rappaport. Cool and complex movie. Check it out!

Answer 8

"Jim Crow" is just the name of a stereotypical african-american.

Answer 9

no he didnt exsist they just named it that because they wanted to or something....yeah it confuses me too