may 16, 1896 - Plessy v Ferguson (May 1896)

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Supreme Court validated segregation; how white S in politics led to more discrimination against AA; “Separate but equal” facilities were constitutional under “equal protection” clause of 14th amendment but really black facilities were a lot diff than white; Segregated into inferior schools, separated from whites in most public facilities; S whites dealt harshly w/ anyone who violated S racial code of conduct

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