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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)
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What did the supreme court say about the separate but equal clause?
No
What landmark supreme court case declared that the doctrine of separate but equal was unconstitutional?
Brown vs. The Board of Education ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional.
What did the supreme court decide in 1896 that reinforced the Jim Crow laws?
The Supreme Court decided that the state governments could legally separate people of different races as long as the separate facilities were equal.
What Supreme Court decision allowed for the segregation of blacks in separate but equal facilities?
The Supreme Court decision that allowed for the segregation of blacks in separate but equal facilities was Plessy v. Ferguson, decided in 1896. The Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, asserting that as long as the separate facilities for blacks and whites were equal, segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This ruling legitimized state-sponsored segregation until it was eventually overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
Do you agree or disagree with the supreme court's decision that separate educational facilities are equal?
As a xenophobic troglodyte, I cannot disagree more emphatically. If anything, the Separate but Equal doctrine was not taken far enough.
What did the supreme court say about the separate but equal clause?
No
What work did Thurgood Marshall?
he was a judge for the supreme court in separate but equal.
What supreme court decision said separate but equal is ok?
In the pivotal case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially separate facilities, if equal, did not violate the Constitution. Segregation, the Court said, was not discrimination.
In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the 'separate but equal law?
1954
The separate but equal standard was created by?
The supreme court in plessy v fergussion based on a theory that separate can be equal but in reality it's not
What is the best description of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision?
Separate but equal
What landmark supreme court case declared that the doctrine of separate but equal was unconstitutional?
Brown vs. The Board of Education ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional.
What did the supreme court decide in 1896 that reinforced the Jim Crow laws?
The Supreme Court decided that the state governments could legally separate people of different races as long as the separate facilities were equal.
How was the US Supreme Court influenced by Plessy v Ferguson?
It upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What social system provides separate facilities for minority groups?
The social system that provided separate facilities for the minorities was called 'separate, but equal.' The Supreme Court eventually found that they were not equal.
Which Supreme Court ruling established the separate-but-equal policy in American education?
Plessy v. Ferguson
In Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court?
established separate-but-equal doctrine upholding segregation -scrfc369
