Plessy v. Ferguson ruled in 1896 that separate, but "equal" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional (but they ended up not being "equal" at all). Brown v. Board of Education overturned this ruling, stating that separate but "equal" schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
The Brown vs. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896),
Plessy v. Ferguson.
what was Plessy vs ferguson
brown vs. board of education
Plessy vs Ferguson was the court case that supported Jim Crow laws stating that "seperate but equal" was constitutional.
Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896)The "separate but equal" doctrine derived from the decision in the US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896), delivered on May 18, 1896.The Plessy decision was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education, (1954).Case Citation:Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)
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