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Plessy v. Ferguson

The Supreme Court decision that declared state laws requiring racial separation constitutional under the "separate but equal" doctrine.

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What role did the Supreme Court’s Plessy v. Ferguson decision play in legitimizing Jim Crow laws nationwide?

was the Supreme Court decision that declared state laws requiring racial separation constitutional under the “separate but equal” doctrine, and that validation became the legal linchpin for the expans...