Plessy v. Ferguson--100 years later

Call & Post | June 13, 1996 | Copyright

Plessy v. Ferguson -- 100 years later.

It's only been 100 years since the landmark decision was reached in the celebrated Plessy v. Ferguson case. It was May 17, 1896 when the Supreme Court ruled a "separate but equal" decision which continued to make institutional racism legal. Plessy interpreted the 14 Amendment of the Constitution as guaranteeing Blacks political but not social freedom. It wasn't until 1954 when the Brown v. Board of Education case overturned the Plessy decision.

The decision rendered in the Plessy case ensured that African-Americans be isolated from the opportunities ...

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