Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS (1954), reveal two different visions of the political value of ________.

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Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal," which allowed for segregation of public facilities based on race, but with the expectation that they would be of equal quality. This decision reflected a vision of political value that prioritized maintaining the social order through racial separation over the principle of equality of access to public institutions. Brown v. Board of Education, in contrast, rejected the "separate but equal" doctrine and declared that segregation in public schools denied African American children equal protection under the law. This decision reflected a different vision of political value that prioritized equality of access to public institutions over maintaining the status quo of racial separation.

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