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Was a landmark decision of the supreme
court of the U.S.A. concerning racial
segregation.
In 1896 ruling the court established the
policy of “separate but equal,” public
facilities for blacks and whites.
 The decision formed the basis of
widespread segregation in the south for
over fifty years.
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The case began in 1892.
Plessy had skin light enough to appear
white. He was arrested for sitting in a car
reserved for white people after telling the
conductor that he was black.
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John H. Ferguson, a district court judge
over ruled Plessy’s plead that the law
was unconstitutional.
Plessy then brought action against
Ferguson.
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After Plessy brought action against
Ferguson he argued that the law
violated a clause of the 14th amendment
to the U.S. that granted citizens equal
protection of the laws, the supreme
court said “The amendment did not
speak to guarantee the social equality
of all races.”
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The court up held the Louisiana law.
Segregation of the races in the south
continued though, facilities for blacks
were always interior to those of the
whites.
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Homer A. Plessy an African American
shoemaker, challenged a Louisiana law
that required separate but equal
facilities for blacks and whites in railroad
cars.
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The new state legislates enacted Jim
Crow laws to legally segregate the races
and impose second class citizenship
upon African Americans.
What year did this happen?
 1896
 How many years was the widespread
segregation?
 50 years
 What did the court up hold?
 Louisiana law
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