Why does the Supreme Court feel that the "separate but equal" doctrine does not violate the 14th Amendment?

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Shamy · Answer 1 · 2021-02-20T02:03:22+0000

In the pivotal case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially separate facilities, if equal, did not violate the Constitution. Segregation, the Court said, was not discrimination.

Why does the Supreme Court feel that the "separate but equal" doctrine does not violate the 14th Amendment?

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