EVENT INFORMATION

18
Mei
1896

The Supreme Court upholds segregation in Plessy’s case

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📅 18 Mei 1896 📍 Verenigde Staten

The Supreme Court upheld Louisiana’s railway segregation law under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The decision defeated the immediate legal challenge and gave constitutional support to segregation. Antiracist movements continued to contest a system that separated facilities while preserving unequal power and resources.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Homer Plessy

John Marshall Harlan

Organisaties in dit Evenement

United States Supreme Court