What was the supreme court case plessy v ferguson about what was the outcome?

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The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) addressed the constitutionality of racial segregation laws, specifically a Louisiana law that required separate railway carriages for Black and white passengers. Homer Plessy, who was one-eighth Black, was arrested for sitting in a "whites-only" car and challenged the law's validity. The Court upheld the segregation law, establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine, which sanctioned racial segregation as long as the separate facilities were deemed equal. This decision legitimized discriminatory practices and reinforced systemic racism for decades until it was eventually overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.