Plessy v. Ferguson is a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision from 1896. It established the doctrine of separate but equal.
Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark court case in 1896 where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld racial segregation in public facilities, establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine. The case involved Homer Plessy, an African American man who was arrested for sitting in a "whites-only" train car. The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson had significant consequences, as it perpetuated racial segregation and discrimination for decades until it was eventually overturned by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
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Plessey v Ferguson
precidentIt is about as powerful as the law itself. There are, however, occasions when a court reverses an earlier decision (usually based on new information), like the way Brown vs. Board of Education reversed Plessey vs. Ferguson in the Supreme Court.
what was Plessy vs ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the south's practice of 'separate but equal' policies, a/k/a 'Jim Crow Laws'.
Plessey v. Ferguson, 1898 I believe.
Plessey was created in 1917.
Plessey ended in 1989.
The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
No it was not
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)The conflict was initiated by Homer Plessy's arrest in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 7, 1892, and ended with the US Supreme Court's decision on May 18, 1896, nearly four yearslater.