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Segregation
Yes- Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of the "seperate but equal" (or segregation) clause.
The question raised in the Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court cases was that of racial segregation. Is it okay, and if so, how should it be done? In Plessy (the earlier case), it was determined that segregation was okay as long as the facilities and education were equal. In Brown (the later case), it was decided that legalized segregation is *inherently* unequal, and it was forbidden.
Segregation
Segregation
The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson is what provided constitutional justification for segregation. Segregation in public schools was outlawed in another Supreme Court ruling in 1954.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The question raised in the Plessy v Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court cases was that of racial segregation. Is it okay, and if so, how should it be done? In Plessy (the earlier case), it was determined that segregation was okay as long as the facilities and education were equal. In Brown (the later case), it was decided that legalized segregation is *inherently* unequal, and it was forbidden.
it upheld segregation laws and made segregation the law of the land
It began in 1896 when the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy vs Ferguson that racial segregation was constitutional.
Plessy v Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of the "seperate but equal clause" and segregation. 7-1
Plessy v Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of the "seperate but equal clause" and segregation. 7-1