Jim Crow

Jim Crow
Jim Crow /ˌdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ/ adjective [A] American English
1. unfair to African Americans:
    blacks who had fallen victim to Jim Crow justice
2. for African Americans only, and usually of poor quality:
    a Jim Crow court

Jim CrowBrE /ˌdʒɪm ˈkrəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʒɪm ˈkroʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the former practice in the US of using laws that allowed black people to be treated unfairly and kept separate from white people, for example in schools （美国社会过去对黑人的）种族歧视，种族隔离 ORIGIN From the title of a song that was sung by white entertainers who tried to look and sound like African Americans. 源自一首由白人艺人演唱的歌曲名称，他们演唱时试图在外表和声音上模仿美国黑人。