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As a result of Plessy v. Ferguson, black and white southerners were legally segregated.
No. Public schools were already segregated in many parts of the United States prior to the Plessy v. Ferguson,(1896) case. The Supreme Court decision in Plessy validated the "separate but equal" doctrine, and lead to the entrenchment of Jim Crow laws that discriminated against African-Americans.Brown v. Board of Education, (1954), is the Supreme Court case that overturned the decision in Plessy and lead to the integration of public schools.
The decision in the US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) sanctioned decades of segregation and Jim Crow laws designed to enforce segregation. The South was the worst offender in terms of violating African-Americans' civil rights, but segregation and discrimination were nationwide problems.Case Citation:Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
The decision in the US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) sanctioned decades of segregation and Jim Crow laws designed to enforce segregation. The South was the worst offender in terms of violating African-Americans' civil rights, but segregation and discrimination were nationwide problems.Case Citation:Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
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