During the late 1880s, Azibo, an African-American southerner, was thrown out of a train for sitting in a compartment that was reserved for white people. Which of the following laws were in favor of such incidents of segregation?

A) The Nuremberg laws

B) The canon laws

C) The Old Covenant laws

D) The Jim Crow laws

E) The sodomy laws

D) The Jim Crow laws

Explanation:

The Jim Crow Laws were formulated from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, and enforced until 1964, when they were struck down by the Civil Rights Act of the same year.

The Jim Crow Laws mandated racial segregation in public facilities including schools, parks, restaurants, trains and buses.

If you were an African American Person in the South and entered a bus, you had to seat in the African American designated area, which was usually on the back of the bus. If you were an African American kid, you would have to drink from the African American school fountain, and so on.

The correct answer is D) The Jim Crow laws.

Explanation:

The question refers to the case of Homer Plessy, in 1892, who bought a first-class ticket from New Orleans. After he took a seat in a compartment for white people he was invited to move to the "colored" cars. After he refused, he was arrested and thrown out of the train.