Segregation laws are rules made by the government that separate people of different races or groups. These laws are discriminatory and prevent people from interacting or using certain facilities based on their race. Full definition
This is evident in the slavery and segregation laws of the United States and the legalized persecution that was perpetrated under Hitler's regime. (globaleducationmagazine.com)
Adoff's 1960 marriage to children's author Virginia Hamilton violated segregation laws in 28 states, and he references this poem as an «enduring song» to their now - adult children. (booklistonline.com)
After reconstruction and until passage of the 1965 voting rights act white families and communities were able to build up capital and privilege while black Americans lived under the mantle of Jim Crow voting and segregation laws in the south, and red - lining and workplace segregation in the north. (rachelheldevans.com)