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The Plessy v. Ferguson case primarily involved the 14th Amendment, specifically the Equal Protection Clause. Homer Plessy challenged Louisiana's segregation laws, arguing that they violated his rights under this amendment. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled that racial segregation was constitutional, establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine. This decision upheld state laws permitting racial segregation for nearly six decades until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

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