2006-09-28 13:33:49 · 4 answers · asked by Gary S 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Plessy v. Ferguson enshirned public discrimination against blacks for 194 years after the end of the Civil War . During Reconstuction Southern states passed laws that continued to discriminate against blacks, such as a Louisianna passed a law in 1890 that mandated seperate accomodations for blacks and whites on railroad cars. Homer Plessy bought a first class ticket on such a rail car, was told to move to third class, refused and was arrested.
Plessy v. Ferguson was finally overturned in 1954 by Brown v. Board of Education and Bolling v. Sharpe.
On a side note, Supreme Court cases are written with a v. and not a vs. so as not to give them an adversarial sense. ex. you v. me
2006-09-28 14:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by seantherunner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plessy vs. Ferguson essentially said that "separate but equal" is OK. That was the law of the land for many years. It wasn't overturned until the 1950's.
2006-09-28 14:33:27 · answer #2 · answered by Carlos R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-28 13:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do your own homework/essay research.
2006-09-28 13:36:50 · answer #4 · answered by sarahsmiles1222 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋