After the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, the concept of "separate but equal" became entrenched in the Southern states through the enactment of:

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The concept of "separate but equal" became entrenched in the Southern states through the enactment of Jim Crow laws, which enforced racial segregation and discrimination in public facilities, transportation, housing, and employment, among other areas of life. These laws were based on the belief that black people were inferior to white people and therefore required separate accommodations and services. The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 upheld this doctrine, stating that separate but equal facilities did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and school desegregation were later efforts to dismantle Jim Crow segregation and bring about greater racial equality.

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