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Jim Crow in Massachusetts
Massachusetts outlawed slavery in 1781 but …The term "Jim Crow Law" was first used in 1841
in reference to a Massachusetts law which required railroads to provide a separate car for
Negro passengers. - 1830 - blacks forbidden to ride in the same railroad cars - 1843 - blacks forbidden to marry whites - segregated churches had “Negro” pews - segregated schools in Boston started before 1787 and lasted until 1855
A bus rest stop for passengers on road from Kentucky to Tennessee, separate entrance for Blacks in back
1943.