Plessy v. Ferguson
(1896)
Case: 1892, Homer Plessy sat in a "White's Only" car of a train and refused to move. When he was tried, he was conficted of breaking Louisiana's segeration law, in the District Court of New Orleans. When he appealed saying that he was denied equal protection under the law, the Supreme Court handed down its decision on May 18, 1896.
Ruling: It was ruled that seperate-but-equal facilities for blacks and whites did not violate the Constition.
The ruling established the doctrine of "separate but equal", which allowed many states to maintain segerated facilities for blacks and white, as long as they provided equal service.
This permitted legalized recial segeration for almost 60 more years.
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