Jim Crow laws
a. required racial segregation in almost every aspect of life in states where they were adopted.
b. were passed by the federal government to protect the rights of African Americans.
c. were invalidated by states during Reconstruction.
d. were adopted by the Texas legislature to force the federal government to enforce civil rights laws.
e. were prevalent in most Southern states, but fortunately never had much impact in Texas.
A
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