They chose Homer Plessy to defy the segregationists in an ... That would not change until 1954, when the Court decided in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate but equal" denied the ...

After the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, segregation became even more ensconced through a battery of Southern laws and social customs known as “Jim Crow.” Schools, theaters, restaurants ...

Ferguson: Separate but Equal Posted: March 6, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025 Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legal doctrine of “separate but equal”.