The Supreme Court decided, in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), that

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In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws that required segregation of the races in public places, as long as the facilities provided for each race were equal. This became known as the "separate but equal" doctrine. The decision essentially allowed for racial segregation and discrimination to continue in many aspects of American society for decades.

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