may 18, 1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson
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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1896 it upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities were equal in quality- a doctrine that came to be known as “separate suit equal”Added to timeline:
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Date:
may 18, 1896
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~ 122 years ago
