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may 18, 1896 - Supreme Court Decision Plessy v. Ferguson Upheld

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Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality

A seven-to-one majority

Segregation was founded as not discrimination

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may 18, 1896
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~ 130 years ago