Plessy v. Ferguson was a significant Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation in public facilities, establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine. This case is often used as an example of a legal precedent that perpetuated racial discrimination and was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.
Plessy v. Ferguson is a US Supreme Court case heard in 1896 that challenged a Louisiana law requiring African-Americans and Caucasians to travel in separate railway cars.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896),
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)No. Plessy v. Ferguson was a US Supreme Court case that legally sanctioned racial segregation.
This is from the Supreme Court case Plessy vs. Ferguson.
That would be the Supreme Court Case Plessy vs. Furgeson
Plessy v. Ferguson.
As a result of Plessy v. Ferguson, black and white southerners were legally segregated.
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 (1896)Plessy v. Ferguson was a US Supreme Court case, not a person. Homer Plessy, the petitioner and John Ferguson, the nominal respondent, were both male, but that fact is completely irrelevant to the case.
Segregation
Plessy v Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of the "seperate but equal clause" and segregation. 7-1
Plessy v Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of the "seperate but equal clause" and segregation. 7-1
Yes- Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of the "seperate but equal" (or segregation) clause.