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Which landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of "separate but equal" in public schools?
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Plessy v. Ferguson
💡 Explanation:
The Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896 upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality. This decision established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.