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barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites

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  1. n. barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
  2. n. a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
  3. 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.]
  4. A negro; -- said to be so called from a popular negro song anddance, the refrain of which is "Wheel about and turn about and jumpJim Crow," produced in 1835 by T. D. Rice, a famous negro minstrel.[Slang, U. S.]