The Supreme Court decision ruling that "separate but equal" was constitutional and allowed racial segregation to take place was ________.

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Plessy v. Ferguson was the Supreme Court decision in 1896 that established the "separate but equal" doctrine and allowed racial segregation in public facilities. Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 overturned this decision and ruled that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional. Loving v. Virginia in 1967 struck down state laws banning interracial marriage, and Shelley v. Kraemer in 1948 ruled that restrictive covenants prohibiting the sale of property to African Americans were unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court Decision Ruling That "Separate but Equal" Was