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aug 15, 1896 - 1896

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Plessy v. Ferguson case: racial segregation is ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court. The "Jim Crow" ("separate but equal") laws begin, barring African Americans from equal access to public facilities.

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aug 15, 1896
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~ 129 years ago