Question

What was a consequence of the plessy v. ferguson decision in the south?

Answer 1

On May 18, 1896 the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy  v. Ferguson ruled that separate but equal facilities were constitutional.

Answer 2

Before the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the South was facing a violent and intimidating time for black citizens.

In 1892, Homer Plessy refused to leave a train reserved for whites in New Orleans, triggering the landmark case in which the Supreme Court ruled to be constitutional to follow the “separate but equal” doctrine.

After this case, segregation became even more noticeable and schools, theaters, restaurants and means of transportation were all segregated, and the South had to face this situation until the Brown v. Board of Education case, that was able to challenge and overruled the Plessy decision.