The Supreme Court decision that upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal" and allowed racial segregation to take place was Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). This case established the legal basis for racial segregation until it was ultimately challenged and overturned by Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which declared that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal, thus ending legal racial segregation in public schools.
the Supreme Court decision rolling that separate but equal was constitutional and allow racial segregation to take place was
brown versus the Board of Education
Plessy versus Ferguson
loving versus Virginia
Shelley V Kramer
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