![]() The more sophisticated yet similarly maleficent tactics of the James Crow, Esq. Thus, discrimination, segregation, and widespread suppression of voting rights remain prevalent, just like in the Jim Crow era only now these are accomplished in a subtle manner, through incentivized gentrification, voter role purges, ID requirements, poll closures, and gerrymandering, rather than the explicit black codes of yesteryear (codes detailed in Pauli Murray’s classic text States’ Laws on Race and Color). ![]() Jim Crow has become “James Crow, Esq.” Rather than passing away, Jim has hung around and even taken on airs of sophistication. According to Barber, Jim Crow has not in fact disappeared rather, he has simply rebranded himself. Barber II’s book The Third Reconstruction in which he talks about how the reality of Jim Crow in America has transformed over the years. ![]() THERE IS A DELIGHTFUL PASSAGE in William J. ![]()
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