[Ads-l] Antedating of "Jim Crowism"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Jim Crowism (OED, 3., 1895)

1887 Kansas City Times 28 Sept. 4/1 (Newspapers.com)

Now that the color line has been sharply drawn at Fort Scott it is fair to believe that Jim Crowism in Georgia will get a rest as far as Kansas is concerned.

Fred Shapiro



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