Answer: One prominent example of racial segregation in the United States was the Jim Crow laws, a series of policies in effect from 1876 to 1965. Jim Crow laws segregated people of color from whites in housing, jobs, schools, public transportation, public spaces, military service, prisons and more.
Another example is Black Codes, Mississippi and South Carolina legislated the first black codes - laws that applied only to black people - which restricted black freedoms and helped solidify white control over black men and women. These codes limited black people's right to own property; freely choose employment; and own, buy, or sell certain goods. These codes also included vagrancy laws that penalized men who were unemployed or could not show proof of employment
- Chilio