The laws that allowed segregation were called Jim Crow Laws. They were justified under the doctrine of 'separate but equal.'
The issue that wouldn't concern most progressives would be racial segregation in the South.
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The 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public accommodations under the "separate-but-equal" doctrine. The Supreme Court voted 7-1 (with one abstention). Justice John M. Harlan cast the dissenting vote.The doctrine was overturned 58 years later by the 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education.
Key components were intensification of poverty, deterioration of older housing stock, and persistent racial segregation.
At the end of Reconstruction, southern states passed a series of laws known as Black Codes, which were designed to restrict the freedoms and liberties of African Americans. These laws enforced racial segregation, limited voting rights, and imposed harsh penalties for minor offenses. Additionally, the withdrawal of federal troops in 1877 allowed white supremacist groups to regain control, leading to further disenfranchisement and systemic discrimination against Black citizens. This marked the beginning of an era of Jim Crow laws that institutionalized racial segregation in the South.
To outlaw racial segregation in public places and employment.
"Seperate but equal"
The act outlawed segregation in businesses such as theaters, restaurants, and hotels. It banned discriminatory practices in employment and ended segregation in public places such as swimming pools, libraries, and public schools
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Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public places for nearly 60 years. This is where the idea of separate but equal originated.
racial segregation
Desegregation was the abolishment of racial segregation.
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Plessy v Ferguson made the fight against segregation more difficult by establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed for the legal segregation of public facilities based on race. This decision legitimized and perpetuated racial segregation, undermining efforts to challenge discriminatory practices and maintain racial inequality for decades to come.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It ended racial segregation in schools, unequal application of voter registration requirements, and other such segregationist standards.
Making it illegal