The Plessy v. Ferguson decision in 1896 upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, legitimizing the Jim Crow laws in the South. This ruling solidified institutionalized racism, leading to widespread discrimination and disenfranchisement of African Americans. Consequently, it fostered a social system that enforced segregation in public facilities, schools, and transportation, with long-lasting effects on civil rights in the United States.
The decision led to segregation in federal buildings-Apex
Black and white southerns were legally segregated
black and white southerners were legally segregated
black and white southerners were legally segregated
Black and white Southerners were legally segregated. -Apex
Black and white Southerners were legally segregated. -Apex
As a result of Plessy v. Ferguson, black and white southerners were legally segregated.
State laws requiring racial segregation were upheld by the Court.
State laws requiring racial segregation were upheld by the Court.
Black and white Southerners were legally segregated. -Apex
In the Plessy vs. Ferguson case, the court ruled that segregation of public spaces like restaurants, buses, drinking fountains, schools, and many others was legal and constitutional so long as these separate spaces were equal. The court stipulated that the spaces for African-Americans had to be as nice and as up-to-date as those for Caucasians. The reality was that "separate but equal" was never upheld, and the discrepancy in quality between white schools and African-American schools eventually led to another Supreme Court case, Brown vs. Board of Education, which overturned the decision of Plessy vs. Ferguson and made "separate but equal" illegal. Brown vs. Board of Education made integration the norm.
white men living in the south Strom Thurmond