de facto

Examples of de facto in the following topics:

• Jim Crow Laws

  • Jim Crow laws, enacted between 1876 and 1965, mandated de jure racial segregation in the public facilities of southern states.
  • They mandated de jure (or legalized) racial segregation in all public facilities in southern states of the former Confederacy, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans .
  • De jure segregation mainly applied to the southern United States.
  • Northern segregation was generally de facto (in practice, rather than established by formal laws), with patterns of segregation in housing enforced by covenants, bank lending practices, and job discrimination, including discriminatory union practices, for decades.

• The Spread of Segregation

  • They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in southern states of the former Confederacy, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans.
  • De jure segregation mainly applied to the southern United States.
  • Northern segregation was generally de facto, with patterns of segregation in housing enforced by covenants, bank lending practices and job discrimination.

• Jim Crow Laws

  • These laws mandated de jure (i.e. legalized) racial segregation in all public facilities—public schools, public transportation, and public places such as restrooms, restaurants, and drinking fountains—in former Confederate states, with a supposedly "separate-but-equal" status for black Americans.
  • De jure segregation applied mainly in the Southern United States.
  • Northern segregation was generally de facto (i.e. occurring in practice, rather than being established by formal laws), with patterns of segregation in housing enforced by covenants, bank lending practices, and job discrimination—including discriminatory union practices—for decades.

• Second-Wave Feminism

  • Whereas first-wave feminism focused mainly on overturning legal obstacles to gender equality (i.e. voting rights, property rights), second-wave feminism broadened the debate to a wide range of issues: sexuality, family, the workplace, reproductive rights, de facto inequalities, and official legal inequalities.
  • French writer Simone de Beauvoir had in the 1940s examined the notion of women being perceived as "other" in the patriarchal society.

• The Armistice

  • Upon the creation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, informally North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (ROK, informally South Korea) in 1948, it became a de facto international border and one of the most tense fronts in the Cold War.

• The Election of 1984

  • Initially, Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, after a failed bid to win the 1980 Democratic nomination for president, was considered the de facto front-runner of the 1984 primary.

• The Declaration of Independence

  • Moreover, many members of Congress already viewed the Thirteen Colonies as de facto independent, making the declaration a mere formality rather than a revolutionary break from what already had been.

• Crisis in Berlin

  • The U.S.S.R. provoked the Berlin Crisis with an ultimatum demanding the withdrawal of Western armed forces from West Berlin, culminating with the city's de facto partition with the East German erection of the Berlin Wall.

• Settlers and the West

  • The states were encouraged to settle their claims by the US government's de facto opening of the area to settlement following the defeat of Great Britain.

• Disenfranchising African Americans

  • They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern states of the former Confederacy, with a supposedly "separate but equal" status for black Americans.
  • De jure segregation mainly applied to the Southern United States.
  • Northern segregation was generally de facto, with patterns of segregation in housing enforced by covenants, bank lending practices, and job discrimination.