THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Brown v. Board of Education Topeka, Kansas
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Washington D.C. v. Heller
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United States v Nixon
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Detailed explanation-1: -Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) is the Supreme Court case, since overturned by Brown v. Board of Education (1954), which upheld the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race.
Detailed explanation-2: -The decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, mostly known for the introduction of the “separate but equal” doctrine, was rendered on May 18, 1896 by the seven-to-one majority of the U.S. Supreme Court (one Justice did not participate).
Detailed explanation-3: -The ruling in this Supreme Court case upheld a Louisiana state law that allowed for “equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races.” During the era of Reconstruction, Black Americans’ political rights were affirmed by three constitutional amendments and numerous laws passed by Congress.