who enacted the jim crow laws
Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites.The name is believed to be derived from a character in a popular minstrel song. Jim Crow law: meaning and definitions-Jim Crow law: Definition and Pronunciation. 2  Black Code: meaning and definitions-Black Code: Definition and Pronunciation. 3  Brown v. Board of Education - 50th anniversary of Brown v Board of Education.