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Plessy V Ferguson

163 U.S. 537 · U.S. Supreme Court · Decided May 18, 1896

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May 18, 1896U.S. Supreme Court163 U.S. 537

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1896U.S. Supreme Court

Plessy V Ferguson

163 U.S. 537

Summary

Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrine; later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.

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Citation
163 U.S. 537
Decided
1896-05-18

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