may 18, 1896 - plessy v. ferguson
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Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that 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:
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may 18, 1896
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~ 129 years ago