In the 1896 Plessy vs Ferguson decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" accommodations for Blacks and Whites were discriminatory, thereby ending segregation laws.

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The 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, which meant that as long as the separate facilities for blacks and whites were equal, segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment. This decision effectively permitted racial segregation laws (Jim Crow laws) to continue for decades.

In the 1896 Plessy Vs Ferguson Decision, the U