What was the doctrine of separate but equal?
Q: What was the doctrine of separate but equal?
A: The doctrine of separate but equal was a legal doctrine that existed in the United States for 58 years.
Q: What decision by the Supreme Court did it stem from?
A: It stemmed from the United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson.
Q: What did the Court rule in the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
A: 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.
Q: Did the Court consider segregation to be discrimination?
A: No, the Court also said segregation was not discrimination.
Q: What areas did Plessy justify segregation in?
A: Plessy justified segregation in public accommodations, transportation, and schools.
Q: When was Plessy overturned?
A: Plessy was overturned in 1954 by Brown v. Board of Education.
Q: Why was Plessy overturned?
A: It was overturned because the Court found that racial segregation in schools was inherently unequal and violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
