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The Jim Crow era directly followed what period in U.S. history?

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The Jim Crow era directly followed the Reconstruction period in the United States history. The name Jim Crow comes from a white actor who portrayed a dim witted black slave in the 1830's. Jim Crow is used to describe segregation laws, customs, etc. 
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The Reconstruction period
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