Question

What was the result of the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

Answer 1

plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark in 1896 in the U.S

that had upheld the quality of racial segregation under the doctrin separate but equal

of Jim Crow legislation and separate public accommodations based on race became commonplace

Answer 2

Everything started from an incident in 1892 when African-American Homer Plessy refused to have a sit in a car for blacks. He argued that, by doing so, his constitutional rights were being violated. However, the Supreme Court ruled that it was not unconstitutional. As a result, laws that enforced racial segregation became more popular and the separation of public transportation based on race became even more commonplace.