In late-nineteenth-century cases dealing with the rights of blacks, what did the Supreme Court decide?

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The Supreme Court adopted the "separate but equal" doctrine, which held that segregation was constitutional, as long as the facilities provided for each race were equal. This decision was reached in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, which upheld the constitutionality of a Louisiana law requiring "separate but equal" railroad accommodations for blacks and whites.

In Late-Nineteenth-Century Cases Dealing with the Rights of Blacks, What