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Plessy vs Ferguson was the court case that supported Jim Crow laws stating that "seperate but equal" was constitutional.
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the decision of plessy vs. ferguson
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== == Plessy v. Ferguson == ==
No, just the opposite. Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) validated the practice of segregation and provided a foundation for the expansion of racist Jim Crow laws. Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) overturned Plessy, holding that "separate but equal" is unconstitutional.
Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) established the "separate but equal" doctrine that allowed Jim Crow segregation laws to flourish throughout the United States. This doctrine was held to be unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment in Brown v. Board of Education, (1954).
Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the south's practice of 'separate but equal' policies, a/k/a 'Jim Crow Laws'.
The decision in the US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) affirmed the "separate but equal" doctrine that promoted segregation, various forms of legalized discrimination (such as Jim Crow laws), and indirectly sanctioned hatred and racism.
plessy vs. ferguson
Homer Plessy lost. The US Supreme Court upheld Judge Ferguson's ruling and validated the Louisiana Separate Car Act of 1890, paving the way for segregationist Jim Crow laws and other civil rights violations against African-Americans.The "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) was eventually overturned by the Warren Court in Brown v. Board of Education, (1954).Case Citation:Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)