The Myth of ‘Separate but Equal’: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis of Racial Segregation and Its Lasting Impact
1. The Origins of “Separate but Equal” The concept of “separate but equal” was legally enshrined in the United States with the Supreme Court’s 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld racial segregation under the premise that separate facilities for Black and white people were constitutional as long as they were “equal.” This ruling