The Supreme Court at first said that it was the states' business and the federal government could not interfere. Later on, the Supreme Court made racial segregation illegal.
The Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education was about racial segregation in public schools. The court cased declared this segregation unconstitutional.
It began in 1896 when the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy vs Ferguson that racial segregation was constitutional.
Brown v. Board
The principle the court focused on was the principle of racial segregation.
in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in the brown, it ruled that clause did not allow segregation
in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in the brown, it ruled that clause did not allow segregation
In 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional, because such segregation is inconsistent with the 14th Amendment.
Which of these statements accurately describes the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision of 1896?
It ended racial segregation in schools across the United States.
legally sanctioned racial segregation
The U.S. Supreme court reversed a Louisiana State Law that prohibited racial segregation in public carriers.