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The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine. The Court ruled that state laws requiring racial segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, asserting that as long as the separate facilities for the races were equal, segregation was permissible. This decision reflected the prevailing racial attitudes of the time and effectively legitimized discriminatory practices across the United States for decades.
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The supreme court decision Plessy v Ferguson was about?
Segregation
Had the plessy v Ferguson case been heard in lower courts?
The Plessy v. Ferguson case was indeed heard in lower courts before reaching the Supreme Court. Initially, Homer Plessy was arrested for violating Louisiana's Separate Car Act, leading to a trial in a local court, where he was found guilty. His case was subsequently appealed to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which upheld the lower court's decision, leading Plessy to challenge the ruling at the federal level. Ultimately, the Supreme Court's 1896 decision established the "separate but equal" doctrine, legitimizing racial segregation.
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education overturned its earlier decision in?
Plessy v. Ferguson.
Who decision legalizing segregation?
The US Supreme Court.
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.
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
What did the supreme court decision about the Brown w. Board of education?
Type your answer here... Plessy v. Ferguson.
What supreme court decision did brown v. Board of education overturn?
Plessy V Ferguson (1896)
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.
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)
