Plessy v. Ferguson is a landmark United States Supreme Court case that was decided in 1896. The case involved a Louisiana law that required separate railway cars for blacks and whites. Homer Plessy, who was of mixed race, refused to sit in the designated "colored" car and was arrested. Plessy argued that the law violated the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law.
The Supreme Court, however, ruled in favor of Ferguson, the judge overseeing the case. The Court's decision established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed for racial segregation as long as the separate facilities provided to each race were deemed equal in quality. This ruling had widespread implications and became the legal basis for segregation in public facilities throughout the United States, including schools, transportation, and public spaces.
Plessy v. Ferguson was widely criticized and viewed as supporting systemic racism and discrimination. It wasn't until the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 that the Supreme Court overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and declared public school segregation unconstitutional. Plessy v. Ferguson remains a significant historical case that highlights the long struggle for racial equality in the United States.
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