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What cliche was used in Plessy v Ferguson?

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Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)

The phrase "separate but equal" has become a cliché, but it wasn't at the time the Fuller Court rendered its decision. In fact, the written opinion used the phrase "equal but separate," not "separate but equal."

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