The institution of Jim Crow laws, racial segregation and the concept of "separate but equal" influenced global perceptions of race and informed discriminatory practices in various nations.
During the late nineteenth century in the United States, the implementation of Jim Crow laws institutionalized racial segregation, enforcing separate facilities for African Americans and whites.
The notion of "separate but equal," endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson provided a legal framework for racial discrimination. These policies not only affected the lives of African Americans but also served as a model for other nations grappling with issues of race and ethnicity.
As the U.S. was emerging as an industrial and imperial power, its racial policies became influential globally.