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The southern states and their white citizensbelieved they benefited from the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) because the Court's decision allowed them to legally maintain racial segregation like they had under slavery. Many Caucasians believed they were superior to African-Americans, and preferred not to intermingle with people of other ethnic backgrounds.
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The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education overturned its earlier decision in?
Plessy v. Ferguson.
The supreme court decision Plessy v Ferguson was about?
Segregation
Who decision legalizing segregation?
The US Supreme Court.
In which Supreme Court decision did the Court uphold the policy of separate but equal which allowed racial discrimination?
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)
What is the best description of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision?
Separate but equal
The Supreme Court decision in brown v. Board of education overturned its earlier decision in?
Plessy v. Ferguson.
What supreme court decision did brown v. Board of education overturn?
Plessy V Ferguson (1896)
What did the supreme court decision about the Brown w. Board of education?
Type your answer here... Plessy v. Ferguson.
How did the supreme court’s decision in brown v. Board of education relate to its earlier decision in plessy v. Ferguson?
The brown decision contradicted the plessy decision, holding that separate but equal treatment was not really equal
how did the supreme court's decision in brown v. board of education relate to its earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
The Brown decision contradicted the plessy decision, holding that separate but equal treatment was not really equal
Why was the plessy v Ferguson case held?
In the Plessy decision, the Supreme Court ruled that such segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
Why was the supreme court decision in plessy v. Ferguson considered so important?
The Supreme Court case of Plessy Versus Ferguson was extremely important. It declared that the doctrine of 'separate but equal' was constitutional. This upheld government sanctioned racism in America.
