Plessy v. Ferguson v. Brown v. Board

One man violated the law by sitting in a "whites only" railway car.

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13 students challenged the state stating that their school was not as good as the other school (white one).

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Took place in New Orleans, Louisanna

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Took place in the 1890's

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Took place in Topeka, Kansas

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Took place in 1954

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Involved the topic of racial segregation.

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Determined that segregation was not infringing upon one's constitutional rights. In other words, it's okay for things to be separate, as long as both colors have a facility.

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Determined that segregation was infringing upon one's constitutional rights. In other words, it's not okay for things to be separate because the separations clearly weren't equal.

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Determined that separate but equal shall stand.

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