Brown v. board of education
what is the supreme courts ruling in the case Plessy vs ferguson
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Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) and Schenck v. United States, (1919) are two completely unrelated US Supreme Court cases. For more information on these cases, see Related Questions, below.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of education, Gideon v. Wainwright, plessy v. Ferguson
No. Plessy and Brown are two separate cases. Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) and declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional in 1954.
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.
The brown decision was the opposite of the plessy decision and helped end segregation : Apex
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The court ruled that segregation of public facilities by race did not violate the US Constitution.Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), was the landmark US Supreme Court case that legalized discrimination against African-Americans and gave credence to the "separate but equal" doctrine.It was overruled by cases in the 1950s and 1960s, notably Brown v. Board of Education (1954).