Dixicrats, Policies, Customs, and Food
Notice the signs above the two doors of this Durham, North Carolina eatery circa 1940s, White and Colored, Courtesy of the (US) National Archives
Dixiecrats passed Jim Crow laws in the US south after the end of the Reconstruction period. In the south Jim Crow laws did not prohibit African Americans from voting or holding public office; white supremacist obstructionist who ran local elections did that using trickery and terrorist violence kept those able to exercise their rights from doing so. Using the food industry as case study, Jim Crow public policies influenced one's eating experiences outside the home in the southern US caste system. It impacted the earning opportunities of farmers, distributers, entrepreneurs, employees, and the experiences of customers. In other parts of the country defacto Jim Crow customs could be similarly problematic for people of color and non-protestants.
