Ask Janice so what:
"From: Janice in NJ - PM
Date: 28 Oct 06 - 12:59 PM

No surprise here! Even in its heyday, American democracy was serious flawed. Remember the poll tax, the white-male-only elections, and the Jim Crow laws?"

I am illustrating the origin and enforcement of the Jim Crow Laws.

"Come listen all you galls and boys,
I'm going to sing a little song,
My name is Jim Crow.
Weel about and turn about and do jis so,
Eb'ry time I weel about I jump Jim Crow."


Jim Crow was Thomas Dartmouth "Daddy" Rice. In 1828 Rice appeared on stage as "Jim Crow" -- an exaggerated, highly stereotypical Black character.

Jim Crow Rice, a White man, was one of the first performers to wear blackface makeup -- his skin was darkened with burnt cork.