After the Plessy vs. Ferguson trial, the effects on the social aspects of society changed drastically. This trial seemed to actually move the country even further towards segregation practices, which had already been in place in the South. The Plessy trial seemed to create even stricter segregation laws.
Plessy v. Ferguson established the legality of racial segregation. The case centered on the existence of railway cars separated by race.When the case was originally brought, the plaintiffs - those who wanted to end this discrimination - expected a slam-dunk win. Much to their sorrow, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled 8 - 1 against them. After Plessy v. Ferguson institutionalized the concept of racial segregation, Southern states immediately began to apply the "separate but equal" concept in almost all public accommodations. It soon came about that "colored" railroad cars, schools, and other facilities were either grossly inferior to"white" accommodations or else absent altogether. It was not until Brown v. Board of Education that the Court clearly reversed this concept, in a unanimous decision that clearly stated that "separate but equal" institutions are "inherently unequal." So Plessy v. Ferguson ushered in 60 years of legalized discrimination, insuring that the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s would have to happen.
The Brown vs. Board of Education ruling paved the road for integration and the civil rights movement. Children, teenagers and adults would end up going integrated schools all over the country. This case would end up breaking world news coverage and finally allowing both blacks and whites to be in the same schools, buildings, bathrooms and much more.
Plessy v. Ferguson established the legality of racial segregation. The case centered on the existence of railway cars separated by race.When the case was originally brought, the plaintiffs - those who wanted to end this discrimination - expected a slam-dunk win. Much to their sorrow, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled 8 - 1 against them. After Plessy v. Ferguson institutionalized the concept of racial segregation, Southern states immediately began to apply the "separate but equal" concept in almost all public accommodations. It soon came about that "colored" railroad cars, schools, and other facilities were either grossly inferior to"white" accommodations or else absent altogether. It was not until Brown v. Board of Education that the Court clearly reversed this concept, in a unanimous decision that clearly stated that "separate but equal" institutions are "inherently unequal." So Plessy v. Ferguson ushered in 60 years of legalized discrimination, insuring that the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s would have to happen.
The Brown vs. Board of Education ruling paved the road for integration and the civil rights movement. Children, teenagers and adults would end up going integrated schools all over the country. This case would end up breaking world news coverage and finally allowing both blacks and whites to be in the same schools, buildings, bathrooms and much more.