Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Origami Origami is the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, which started in the 17th century AD at the latest and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid-1900s. It has since then evolved into a modern art form.
Jim Crow Laws. Jim Crow Laws were statutes and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the white and black races in the American South. In theory, it was to create separate but equal treatment, but in practice Jim Crow Laws condemned black citizens to inferior treatment and facilities.im Crow Laws. Jim Crow Laws were statutes and ordinances established between 1874 and 1975 to separate the white and black races in the American South. In theory, it was to create separate but equal treatment, but in practice Jim Crow Laws condemned black citizens to inferior treatment and facilities.
These laws were created to enforce segregation. The name Jim Crow came from the song, âJump Jim Crow,â which was a minstrel character in a popular entertainment show. Jim Crow was a white man (Dan Rice) that painted his face black as to look like an African American. The reason for this character was to show racism through depiction of a poor and uneducated black man. Jim Crow laws were a common practice in South Carolina.