Jim crow - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Jim crow : (noun)
1: barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites [syn: color bar, colour bar, color line, colour line, Jim Crow]
2: a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails

Based on WordNet 2.0

Jim crow : \Jim Crow\ A negro; -- said to be so called from a popular negro song and dance, the refrain of which is ``Wheel about and turn about and jump Jim Crow,'' produced in 1835 by T. D. Rice, a famous negro minstrel. [Slang, U. S.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)