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may 18, 1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson

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Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 US 537 was a landmark constitutional law case of the US Supreme Court decided in 1896. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal".

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may 18, 1896
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~ 130 years ago

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