10.18130/V3/OX76GAMoulds, LorenLorenMoulds0000-0002-7434-9235University of Virginia School of LawFlaherty, RandallRandallFlaherty0000-0002-3567-1264University of Virginia School of LawOdukoya, ToluToluOdukoyaUniversity of Virginia School of LawEdwards, Justene HillJustene HillEdwardsUniversity of VirginiaBlock, AndrewUniversity of Virginia School of LawDoherty, BenjaminBenjaminDohertyUniversity of Virginia School of LawWharton, AmyAmyWhartonUniversity of Virginia School of LawPickett, CarmelitaCarmelitaPickettUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia Dataverse2024LawAfrican Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.Law–Virginia–HistoryText processing (Computer science)Law--VirginiaMoulds, LorenLorenMouldsUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia LibrariesUniversity of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia School of LawUniversity of Virginia2024-12-122024-12-132025-01-021890597441850026693664225881098318973text/comma-separated-valuestext/comma-separated-valuestext/comma-separated-valuestext/comma-separated-valuestext/comma-separated-values1.1CC0 1.0This dataset includes Virginia laws enacted between 1865 and 1968, sourced from the Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, along with sentence-level classifications of racist language and laws. It features OCR-processed text files, metadata, and annotations, enabling detailed analysis of legislative trends and Jim Crow-era racism.Acts and Joint Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly of the State of VirginiaMellon Foundation