How did plessy vs. Ferguson change segregation in the united states?

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Kaylin Reilly

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2 May, 13:29

How did plessy vs. Ferguson change segregation in the united states?

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Krystal Mitchell · Answer 1

Plessy v. Ferguson was important because it essentially established the constitutionality of racial segregation.

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As a controlling legal precedent, it prevented constitutional challenges to racial segregation for more than half a century until it was finally overturned by the U. S. Supreme Court in Brown vs Board

Gavyn Sharp · Answer 2

Plessy v. Ferguson was important because it essentially established the constitutionality of racial segregation. As a controlling legal precedent, it prevented constitutional challenges to racial segregation for more than half a century until it was finally overturned by the U. S. Supreme Court in Brownv.