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In Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) the US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 with 1 abstention that the separation of races black and white was legal. It was called "separate but equal," as a way of justifying the supposed equality of it.
It was not equal but stood as the law of the land until the 1954 Brown vs the Board of education of Topeka , Kansas case which overturned separate but equal and required black children to be allowed to go to schools with white children.
Unfortunately many many school districts in the south and elsewhere reacted by creating private school districts, funded by the white citizens and parents, thus preventing the intent of Brown vs Board of education, which was for children of all races to go to school together to further racial "harmony."
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What did the supr eme court rule about separate schools for whites and blacks?
The Supreme court decided that blacks and whites could go to school together. But, the whites didn't like that black children were going to the same schools as the whites.
What statement is the best description of the plessy v Ferguson supreme court?
Which of these statements accurately describes the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision of 1896?
What did the supreme court say about separate schools from blacks and whites?
"Separate but Equal is inherently unequal". Separating schools based on race is unconstitutional based upon the 14th Amendment to the U.S Constitution.
Which of these court cases established the concept of separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites is the supreme law for all judges at either the state or federal level?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Does Scotland have a Supreme Court?
Yes, Scotland has its own Supreme Court called the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. It is the highest court of appeal for civil cases in Scotland, separate from the Supreme Court of England and Wales.
What did the supreme court say about the separate but equal clause?
No
What Supreme Court decision allowed for the segregation of blacks in separate but equal facilities?
The Supreme Court decision that allowed for the segregation of blacks in separate but equal facilities was Plessy v. Ferguson, decided in 1896. The Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, asserting that as long as the separate facilities for blacks and whites were equal, segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This ruling legitimized state-sponsored segregation until it was eventually overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
Who said separate but equal?
The phrase "separate but equal" originates from the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896. The Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws, asserting that separate facilities for blacks and whites were permissible as long as they were equal. This doctrine was widely used to justify segregation until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
What work did Thurgood Marshall?
he was a judge for the supreme court in separate but equal.
What did the supreme court decide in 1896 that reinforced the Jim Crow laws?
The Supreme Court decided that the state governments could legally separate people of different races as long as the separate facilities were equal.
What supreme court decision said separate but equal is ok?
In the pivotal case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially separate facilities, if equal, did not violate the Constitution. Segregation, the Court said, was not discrimination.
In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the 'separate but equal law?
1954
