American History Since 1865: Race and Law at the Time of Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) Drexel University
The ruling of1896 by Supreme Court in Plessy v. Ferguson case upheld the constitutionality of racial discrimination under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The 7-1 decision rejected a challenge to a Louisiana law demanding different railway cars for blacks and whites. The ruling provoked strong reactions across the nation as newspapers, intellectuals, and civil rights activists processed ... Read More
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