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Plessy v. Ferguson, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on May 18, 1896, by a seven-to-one majority (one justice did not participate), advanced the controversial ‘separate but equal’ doctrine for assessing the constitutionality of racial segregation laws.
Oct 29, 2009 · Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) 163 U.S. 537 (1896) Segregated water fountain. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, FSA/OWI Collection. Justice Vote: 7-1. Majority: Brown (author), Fuller, Field, Gray, Peckham, Shiras, and White. Dissent: Harlan (author) Not Participating: Brewer.
Apr 13, 1896. Decided. May 18, 1896. Advocates. A. W. Tourgee for Plessy. Samuel Field Phillips for Plessy. Alexander Porter Morse for Ferguson. Facts of the case. Louisiana enacted the Separate Car Act, which required separate railway cars for blacks and whites.
Plessy v. Ferguson - Landmark Cases of the US Supreme Court. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) "Separate but Equal" Segregation is Upheld. Overview. In 1890, Louisiana passed the Separate Car Act declaring that all rail companies carrying passengers in Louisiana must provide separate but equal accommodations for White and non-White passengers.
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Plessy v. Ferguson is the Supreme Court case that had originally upheld the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race. It was subsequently since overturned by Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Overview:
