On May 18, 1896, the Supreme Court ruled separate-but-equal facilities constitutional on intrastate railroads. For 50 years, the Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the principle of racial segregation.

Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legal doctrine of “separate but equal”. It was a ruling that enabled many states to enact racial segregation ...

Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of the principals in the Plessy V. Ferguson court case, pose for a photograph in front of a historical marker in New Orleans, on Tuesday, June 7, 2011.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, Luther College will host Phoebe Ferguson and Keith Plessy, descendants of the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson landmark decision, for a conversation with President Jenifer K.

Texas Senator John Cornyn says "Now do Plessy vs Ferguson/Brown vs Board of Education" Cornyn made the remark via Twitter in a share of former President Barack Obama's statement on the Roe reversal ...

Not all landmark Supreme Court decisions are admirable. Some are frankly infamous, including Plessy v. Ferguson. In 1896, in Plessy, the court constitutionalized racial segregation in the South ...

Not all landmark Supreme Court decisions are admirable. Some are frankly infamous, including Plessy v. Ferguson. In 1896, in Plessy, the court constitutionalized racial segregation in the South.

Keith Plessy, Phoebe Ferguson and Kate Dillingham took a moment together earlier this week to contemplate their ancestors’ legacies after […] The post Descendants of Plessy v. Ferguson actors ...