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T/F In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was illegal.

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In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court established the term "separate but equal," so, the court ruled that segregation was not discriminatory, and was legal.

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Step-by-step explanation:

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On May 18, 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that separate-but-equal facilities were constitutional.

The Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the principle of racial segregation over the next half-century.

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