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What role did the Supreme Court play during the Civil Rights Movement?

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Civil rights and equal protection
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Civil Rights and Equal Protection

Ironically, application of the 14th Amendment by the federal courts lead to the infamous 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, allowing “separate but equal” facilities for different races, otherwise known as segregation.

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