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What is Plessy vs Ferguson?


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Plessy v Ferguson In Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a Louisiana law mandating separate but equal accommodations etc

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In Plessy vs. Ferguson the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was allowed as long as facilities were separate but equal.

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The supreme court case that set the precedent for the separate but equal doctrine which lasted until 1954 when it was overturned

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Homer Plessy in 1892 challenged the law that separated the races on public streetcars in Louisiana. Thanks for asking ChaCha.

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Plessy vs. Ferguson case, in which the high court upheld the separate but equal clause. It

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Plessy v. Ferguson is a landmark US Supreme Court decision that established the separate but equal doctrine. Keep ChaCha-ing!

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The case decided that separate (but equal) train cars for blacks in Louisiana was not unconstitutional. Keep doing the ChaCha!

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