jan 1, 1896 - Plessy vs Ferguson Case

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- Homer Plessy refuses to sit in 'coloured' train carriage to test racial equality requirements in US Constitution in response to Jim Crow Laws
- US Supreme Court rules that separating facilities for races is within the US Constitution, as long as they were of equal standard.
- Court decision opened door for segregation of white and African-American races (court-approved racism).
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