may 18, 1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson
Description:
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 – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal".Added to timeline:
Date:
may 18, 1896
Now
~ 129 years ago