Plessy v. Ferguson
Court case
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537, was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ruling that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known... Wikipedia
Dates: Apr 13, 1896 – May 18, 1896
Ruling court: Supreme Court of the United States
Location: United States
Decision: Opinion
Dissent: Harlan
Prior: Ex parte Plessy, 11 So. 948 (La. 1892)
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