De Jure Segregation vs De Facto Segregation
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example of de jure segregation
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in all public schools, transportation, and facilities (restrooms, water fountains, etc.).
de facto segregation
Legal racial segregation, especially in public schools, that happens "by fact" rather than by legal requirement.
de jure segregation
Legal separation of people groups enforced by law
example of de facto segregation
The high concentration of African-Americans in a neighborhood produces a neighborhood school that is predominantly black (segregated in fact, although not by law).
de jure
according to the law
de facto
in fact
