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Who was explicitly protected by the 'separate but equal' principle?
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No one was explicitly protected by the "separate but equal" doctrine; however, the principle benefited whites over African-Americans. Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), the case that gave rise to the phrase, legally sanctioned racist "Jim Crow" laws that discriminated against African-Americans.
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Which principle was the focus of the U.S. Supreme court decision in Brown v.?
The principle the focused on was called the separate but equal principle.
What is the principle of separate but equal?
That was the attempt at segregation that thought we could have equal treatment for blacks and whites while keeping separate facilities for them. But somehow, they never were quite equal.
What is the meaning of the separate-but-equal principle?
That was the attempt at segregation that thought we could have equal treatment for blacks and whites while keeping separate facilities for them. But somehow, they never were quite equal.
What was the truth about 'separate but equal'?
What is the separate but equal
How was brown v board of education different from other court case regarding segregation public education?
in the Brown case, the "separate but equal" principle was challenged.
How does the US use the principle of Separation of powers?
The US Constitution designates three separate but equal branches of the US government. They are the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
What is the duration of Separate But Equal?
The duration of Separate But Equal is 3.23 hours.
In what way was the Brown case different from previous segregation cases?
Previous school desegregation cases were based on arguments that used the inadequate equipment and buildings of segregated black schools as their premise of unfairness. Brown vs. Board of Education, on the other hand, argued that even if the facilities were equal in all other ways, it was the segregation that was the greatest injustice and in direct violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
When was Separate But Equal created?
Separate But Equal was created on 1991-04-07.
What was separate but equal?
yes! No, because there is no way to ensure that anything separate really is equal.
Why is separate not equal?
separate is not equal because they separate people by their color black get wors things and whites get better things.
In what case did the US Supreme Court rule that separate but equal is a contradiction in terms?
Although the Court didn't explicitly state "separate but equal" was a contradiction in terms, the actual quote makes it clear they thought it was:"We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."Case Citation:Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)For more information, see Related Questions, below.
