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Plessy v. Ferguson 163 U.S. 537

Plessy v. Ferguson (No. 210) 163 U.S. 537

163 U.S. 537 | 1896-04-18

Plessy v. Ferguson

163 U.S. 537

Plessy v. Ferguson (No. 210)

Argued: April 18, 1896

Decided: May 18, 1896

Opinion

BROWN, J., Opinion of the Court

MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

This case turns upon the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, passed in 1890, providing for separate railway carriages for the white and colored races. Acts 1890, No. 111, p. 152.

The first section of the statute enacts that all railway companies carrying passengers in their coaches in this State shall provide equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races by...