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1890

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Anti-Miscegenation Laws Enforced in Southern States

Across the South, US

Anti-Miscegenation Laws Enforced in Southern States
Anti-Miscegenation Laws Enforced in Southern States

By 1890, most Southern states had enacted or strengthened laws banning marriage between Black and white individuals, reinforcing racial segregation in family life [7]. These laws were part of a broader Jim Crow framework to maintain racial purity and social hierarchy [7].

African American Jim Crow

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