Plessy v. Ferguson event
also: Plessy versus Ferguson
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Supreme Court of the United Statesorganization · 2George Shiras Jr.person · 1John Howard Fergusonperson · 1
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“Another really famous case was Plessy v. Ferguson. 1896. The Supreme Court rules that legal segregation laws do not violate the Constitution. This creates the, quote, separate but equal doctrine and legitimized the Jim Crow laws. The Suprem…”
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Another really famous case was Plessy v. Ferguson. 1896. The Supreme Court rules that legal segregation laws do not violate the Constitution. This creates the, quote, separate but equal doctrine and legitimized the Jim Crow laws. The Suprem…
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And appeals it. Governor John Howard Ferguson, that's the Ferguson in there, denies his request to dismiss the charges as unconstitutional. So it gets to the Supreme Court. They issue a 7-1 decision. And in the quote, they say the 14th Amen…
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Interestingly, that decision in Plessy versus Ferguson has never been overturned. The Brown versus Board of Education of 1954 weakened Plessy, but it did not overturn it. So legally, the Plessy versus Ferguson ruling is in some ways still o…