The Supreme Court case that upheld the states' right to segregate public accommodations is known as ______.

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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld the constitutionality of "separate but equal" segregation in public accommodations, establishing the legal precedent for Jim Crow laws until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954). Board of Education of Oklahoma City v. Dowell (1991) addressed desegregation efforts in public schools, but did not pertain to public accommodations.

The Supreme Court Case That Upheld the States' Right to Segregate