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Plessy v. Ferguson
12019-11-19T22:24:07+00:00Cait Marshall5aaeff6dd16a844b8418bf68332309f3ffdc4df443The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of “separate-but-equal” public accommodations for people of color in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision. Their ruling sanctioned segregation and gave rise to the Jim Crow Era. The case derived from Homer Adolph Plessy’s complaint that an 1890 Louisiana law violated his 14th Amendment rights.plain2020-01-31T23:30:05+00:00The AdvocateHomer Adolph Plessy05/18/1896David Squiresc613f45970ae89ef70516076df94370392b06674
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