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sep 24, 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 as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality.

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sep 24, 1896
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~ 129 years ago