18 Mai 1896 Jahr - Plessy v Ferguson
Beschreibung:
-"separate but equal", judicial branch
-Homer Plessy, who was one eighth black, violated Louisiana's Separate Car Act of 1890
-Plessy's lawyers argued that the law was unconstitutional
-After losing the trial, Plessy appealed to the US Supreme Court
-Plessy lost again, with the supreme court stating that the 14th amendment was NOT violated. It is regarded as one of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history.
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civil rights
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