So from what I understand, Jim Crow laws were state laws that, while not explicitly calling for discrimination, were designed in a way that they discriminated against African-Americans. Was it immediately clear to people that these laws were de facto designed to discriminate? How often was this publicly acknowledged? Was it acceptable for, say, politicians and newspapers (or other “official” sources) to talk about or promote the Jim Crow laws as discriminatory, or was it more of an under-the-table thing where people pretended they weren’t (or didn’t even know at all)?