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Plessy v Ferguson
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Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case decided in 1896, which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine. The case involved Homer Plessy, who was arrested for refusing to vacate a whites-only train car in Louisiana, in violation of the state's separate-car law.
The Supreme Court ruled in a 7-1 decision that racial segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, as long as the separate facilities were deemed to be equal. This decision essentially legalized segregation in public facilities and allowed for the establishment of Jim Crow laws throughout the South, leading to decades of institutionalized racial discrimination and inequality.
Plessy v. Ferguson remained in effect until it was effectively overturned by the Supreme Court in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, which declared that separate educational facilities were inherently unequal and unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court ruled in a 7-1 decision that racial segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, as long as the separate facilities were deemed to be equal. This decision essentially legalized segregation in public facilities and allowed for the establishment of Jim Crow laws throughout the South, leading to decades of institutionalized racial discrimination and inequality.
Plessy v. Ferguson remained in effect until it was effectively overturned by the Supreme Court in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, which declared that separate educational facilities were inherently unequal and unconstitutional.