Question

What was on effect of Jim Crow laws on marriage, prior to the 1960s?
Question 23 options:

A. to establish a minimum age for marriage

B. to prohibit interracial marriage

C. to deny property rights to women

D. to limit the number of times women could marry

Answer 1

The effect of Jim Crow laws on marriage, prior to the 1960s was to prohibit interracial marriage.

Option B.

Explanation:

• Jim Crow Laws were the laws which implements racial segregation, which means restrictions were put on people on the basis of their race.
• The Jim Crow laws began in 1877 and continued till 1954. The effect it had on marriage was such that no person can marry someone from different race no matter what.
• There was a ban on interracial marriage which separated people, and those who refused to obey the Jim Crow laws were arrested, jailed, and in some cases even sentenced to death.