Plessy v. Ferguson Today
The duBois Institute hosted a conference marking the 100th anniversary of the Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Supreme Court decision which was argue… read more
The duBois Institute hosted a conference marking the 100th anniversary of the Plessy v. Ferguson U.S. Supreme Court decision which was argued in April 1896. The case dealt with the constitutionality of a Louisiana law which required railroads to provide equal but separate accommodations for whites and blacks. The “separate but equal” ruling governed discrimination cases until the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. In this session, panelists from a variety of disciplines discussed the current ramifications of Plessy v. Ferguson. close
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