18 mai 1896 - Plessy v. Ferguson May 18 1896 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 – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"
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18 mai 1896
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~ Il y a 129 ans