because it lead to the concept of "separate but equal" for the next century
The landmark case Plessy v Ferguson originated in the state of Louisiana.
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Plessy's Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendment rights were violated.(ALS)
This is from the Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson.
That would be the Supreme Court Case Plessy vs. Furgeson
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)Plessy v. Ferguson was a US Supreme Court case, not a person. Homer Plessy, the petitioner and John Ferguson, the nominal respondent, were both male, but that fact is completely irrelevant to the case.
The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)No. Plessy v. Ferguson was a US Supreme Court case that legally sanctioned racial segregation.
In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that state laws enforcing racial segregation, as long as they provided "separate but equal" facilities, were constitutional. This decision established the legal precedent for segregation in public facilities based on race, endorsing the concept of "separate but equal."
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 was a landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".
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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.