The 1896 Supreme Court case of Plessy v. Ferguson reaffirmed

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The Plessy v. Ferguson case reaffirmed the constitutionality of "Jim Crow" laws, which enforced racial segregation in public spaces. The case established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed for segregation as long as the separate facilities were deemed equal in quality. This decision had a significant impact on civil rights in the United States and was later overturned by the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954.

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