On May 18, 1896 ... Plessy decision ushered in an era during which black people were denied the vote and segregated in substandard accommodations, backed by the imprimatur of the U.S. Supreme Court.

During Reconstruction ... challenge segregation or the oppression of blacks in the South. After the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision, segregation became even more ensconced through a battery ...

In the court case known as Plessy v Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that ... Over 1 million African Americans joined the military during World War Two to fight for their country, despite ...

From massive protests against racial segregation and discrimination in the 1960s to the fight against police brutality, African Americans have advocated for equality for decades. In the ...

“We are writing a rule for the ages,” Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch declared this year during oral arguments ... the ...