| − | The Jim Crow laws are laws passed in the Southern part of the [[United States]] in the late 19th and early 20th century by state legislatures. They were passed with the intention of depriving African-Americans of the right to vote and to create a racially segregated society. | + | The '''Jim Crow Laws''' are laws passed in the Southern part of the [[United States]] in the late 19th and early 20th century by state legislatures. They were passed with the intention of depriving [[African-American]]s of the right to vote and to create a racially segregated society. |