How did courts once interpret the equal protection clause to rule in favor of laws that segregated

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6 May, 19:53

How did courts once interpret the equal protection clause to rule in favor of laws that segregated

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Elianna · Answer 1

In the South there was a rule of separate but equal. Separate but equal ended up not being equal for the African American population. So the courts used the equal protection clause to stop segregation.

Stanley Banks · Answer 2

They claimed that the laws treated both groups equally because neither could use facilities designated for the other group