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Answer:
Prevent African Americans from gaining equality.
Explanation:
They laws were separate but equal but it was not actually equal.
Jim Crow laws were designed to prevent African Americans from gaining equality.
What was Jim Crow?
Jim Crow laws were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Named after a Black minstrel show character, the laws—which existed for about 100 years, from the post-Civil War era until 1968—were meant to marginalize African Americans by denying them the different rights like right to vote, hold jobs, get an education or other opportunities. Those who attempted to defy Jim Crow laws often faced arrest, fines, jail sentences, violence and death.
Therefore, first option is the correct answer.
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