Where did the term "Jim Crow" originate?
A) It was a derogatory term used to refer to a black agricultural worker.
B) It was the name of a black minstrel show.
C) It was the name of a routine in a popular white minstrel show that ridiculed black people.
D) It was a reference to a hated type of bird that whites associated with black people.
Answer: C
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