Plessy v Ferguson, 1896 (Edexcel A-Level History): Quizzes
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In what year did the Supreme Court rule on Plessy v Ferguson?
In what year did the Supreme Court rule on Plessy v Ferguson?
1896
What did Louisiana's 1890 law require on railways?
What did Louisiana's 1890 law require on railways?
Separate carriages by race
What fraction of Homer Plessy's ancestry was black?
What fraction of Homer Plessy's ancestry was black?
One-eighth
Why did the railway company oppose Louisiana's segregation law?
Why did the railway company oppose Louisiana's segregation law?
Expensive & impractical
What legal doctrine did Plessy v Ferguson establish?
What legal doctrine did Plessy v Ferguson establish?
Separate but equal
Which justice was the only dissenter in Plessy v Ferguson?
Which justice was the only dissenter in Plessy v Ferguson?
Justice John Marshall Harlan
How many years did the 'separate but equal' doctrine remain official Supreme Court precedent?
How many years did the 'separate but equal' doctrine remain official Supreme Court precedent?
58 years
Which case overturned Plessy v Ferguson in 1954?
Which case overturned Plessy v Ferguson in 1954?
Brown v Board of Education
Which Amendment did the Court claim segregation did not violate?
Which Amendment did the Court claim segregation did not violate?
Fourteenth Amendment
What did the National Federation of Afro-American Women predict would happen?
What did the National Federation of Afro-American Women predict would happen?
Boycotts of segregated transport