National Civil Rights Museum - #OnThisDay in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court established in Plessy v. Ferguson the ""separate but equal"" doctrine. This ruling would legally lengthen racism through Jim Crow laws
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Crucible Separate But Equal In The Jim Crow Era - by Thomas Whittle (Paperback) | Connecticut Post Mall
![Jim Crow Era - A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States - HUSL Library at Howard University School of Law Jim Crow Era - A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States - HUSL Library at Howard University School of Law](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x2Iwa9LeuFM/maxresdefault.jpg)
Jim Crow Era - A Brief History of Civil Rights in the United States - HUSL Library at Howard University School of Law
![Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "#OTD in 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that racially segregated public facilities were legal, as long as they were equal. The ruling sanctioned “ Legal Defense Fund on Twitter: "#OTD in 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that racially segregated public facilities were legal, as long as they were equal. The ruling sanctioned “](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTDOO1CXEAUiId-.jpg)