Segregation in the United States began after the Civil War and the Reconstruction Act of 1867. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 actually forbade racial segregation in accommodations, but soon collapsed because of progressivism. Jim Crow segregation laws began to be passed and by 1910, full segregation was law in most Southern states.
The U.S. Supreme court reversed a Louisiana State Law that prohibited racial segregation in public carriers.
Racial segregation, especially in public schools, that happens "by fact" rather than by legal requirement. For example, often the concentration of African-Americans in certain neighborhoods produces neighborhood schools that are predominantly Black, or segregated in fact (de facto), although not by law (de jure). De facto segregation means that there is, in reality, segregation. Consider racial segregation of schools in the U.S. There was a time when some states had legally mandated segregation -- separate schools for Black and White students. This is no longer the case. However, some places still have de facto segregation where certain schools are virtually all White and others are virtually all Black. This could happen because the Blacks of a district live in the same area and use the same local school. And they might live in the same area because it is where they can afford the housing, or because whites in a formerly mixed neighborhood have moved away.
Apartheid.
Apartheid
The nickname for segregation laws, particularly those that enforced racial segregation in the southern United States, is "Jim Crow laws." These laws were named after a minstrel show character and were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to maintain racial discrimination and inequality, particularly after the Reconstruction era. They mandated the separation of races in public spaces, schools, transportation, and more.
To outlaw racial segregation in public places and employment.
The laws that allowed segregation were called Jim Crow Laws. They were justified under the doctrine of 'separate but equal.'
"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.