Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: Jim Crow

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en] Track the most recent changes to the wiki in this feed. Jim Crow 2 Jul 2011, 9:59 pm ← Older revision Revision as of 20:59, 2 July 2011 Line 2: Line 2: ===Etymology=== ===Etymology=== - Came from the minstrel show song "Jump ''Jim Crow''", written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originator of [[blackface]] performance. + From the minstrel show song "Jump ''Jim Crow''", written in 1828 by Thomas D. Rice, the originator of [[blackface]] performance. ===Proper noun=== ===Proper noun=== - '''Jim Crow''' + {{en-proper noun|head=[[Jim]] [[Crow]]}} # {{obsolete}} A generic name for the [[Negro]]. # {{obsolete}} A generic name for the [[Negro]]. Line 11: Line 11: ===Noun=== ===Noun=== - '''Jim Crow''' + {{en-noun|head=[[Jim]] [[Crow]]|?}}   + # {{military}} A [[World War II]] code name for patrols along the British coastline to intercept enemy aircraft, originally intended to warn of invasion in 1940. # {{military}} A [[World War II]] code name for patrols along the British coastline to intercept enemy aircraft, originally intended to warn of invasion in 1940. #* [http://www.bbm.org.uk/as-silk.htm The Battle of Britain Monument in London] #* [http://www.bbm.org.uk/as-silk.htm The Battle of Britain Monument in London] Line 17: Line 17: ===Adjective=== ===Adjective=== - '''Jim Crow''' + {{en-adj|head=[[Jim]] [[Crow]]|-}} - #That discriminates against African Americans. + - #Segregated between African Americans and Caucasians. + # That discriminates against African Americans.   + # Segregated between African Americans and Caucasians. #:''A '''Jim Crow''' audience'' #:''A '''Jim Crow''' audience'' ====Derived terms==== ====Derived terms==== - *[[Jim Crow law]] + * [[Jim Crow law]] You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.