Plessy v. Ferguson led to the continuation of the “separate but equal” idealogy that was utilized as justification for segregation. Learn about this Supreme Court case and how it led to the rise of Jim Crow laws in U.S. history.

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https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=52

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