Yes- Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of the "seperate but equal" (or segregation) clause.
Segregation
The US Supreme Court.
The immediate effect of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision was to legalize segregation and establish the "separate but equal" doctrine in the United States. This decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities.
Racial segregation was legal.
The decision led to segregation in federal buildings-Apex
Segregation
The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing for segregation based on race. This decision legitimized racial discrimination and segregation practices in the United States for decades until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
In the Plessy decision, the Supreme Court ruled that such segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
State laws requiring racial segregation were upheld by the Court.
State laws requiring racial segregation were upheld by the Court.
Segregation
The brown decision was the opposite of the plessy decision and helped end segregation : Apex