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How did the plessy v. ferguson and brown v. board of education supreme court rulings reflect the court's changing interpretation of the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment? why was this change important to u.s. society? (5 points)



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In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that separate accommodations based on race was constitutional.

  • The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling, which sanctioned the "separate but equal" practices, was overturned by the Brown decision, making it a significant legal precedent. According to the Plessy decision's interpretation of the 14th Amendment, segregated facilities might be used to achieve legal equality.
  • In this landmark judgment, the Supreme Court declared racial segregation of students in public schools to be unconstitutional. It overturned the "separate but equal" tenet established in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case and marked the end of officially sanctioned racial segregation in American schools.

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