Back منفصلون لكن متساوون Arabic Separate but equal German Separate but equal English Separados pero iguales Spanish Séparés mais égaux French נפרד אבל שווה HE Terpisah tetapi setara ID Separati ma uguali Italian 分離すれども平等 Japanese ცალკეული, მაგრამ თანასწორი Georgian
Map of the United States, showing school segregation laws before the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education
Separate but equal was a legal doctrine that existed in the United States for 58 years. It was based on the United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson. Here the Court ruled that racial segregation was not in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as long as the racially separate facilities were equal.[1] The Court also said segregation was not discrimination.[2] Segregation in public accommodations, transportation and schools was legally justified by Plessy until it was overturned in 1954 by Brown v. Board of Education.[1]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Separate But Equal: The Plessy v. Ferguson Case". History Matters. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "Separate but Equal: The Law of the Land". Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Retrieved 2 April 2016.