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In the 1896 case of plessy v. ferguson, the supreme court held that segregation laws governing public accommodations such as railroads and public schools were constitutional based on the court's finding that

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Plessy Vs. Ferguson was a Supreme Court landmark case in the US. It upheld state racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal"
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