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What cases overturned the precedent set in 1896 by stating that separate but equal was unconstitutional?
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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What cases overturned the precedent set in 1896 by stating that separate-but-equal was unconstitutional?
Plessy v. Ferguson
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What is the connection between the plessy v Ferguson case and the brown v board of education case?
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Yes, Herman Plessy lost his case in the Supreme Court. In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, stating that separate facilities for different races were legal as long as they were equal in quality. This decision legally sanctioned racial segregation for several decades until it was eventually overturned in the 1954 case of Brown v. Board of Education.
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When did the US Supreme Court rule 'separate but equal' was constitutional in Plessy v Ferguson?
No. Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) established the "separate but equal" doctrine when the US Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana law requiring African-American and white travelers to ride in separate train cars.The US Supreme Court overturned the ruling in Plessy in Brown v Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), stating that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."Case Citation:Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)
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