OppressionMay 18, 1896

Plessy v. Ferguson

The Supreme Court blesses "separate but equal," constitutionalizing Jim Crow for half a century.

Resources

Primary documents on the 1896 decision that constitutionalized "separate but equal."

Plessy v. Ferguson and Segregation — Crash Course Black American History #21

CrashCourse

Connections to other moments, systems, and investigations — the links rarely drawn together.

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Jim Crow
The "separate but equal" ruling gave constitutional cover to a half-century of legalized segregation.

The "separate but equal" ruling gave constitutional cover to a half-century of legalized segregation.