Ferguson Vs Plessy

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Segregation laws in the United States created inequality for non-white citizens, despite constitutional amendments and civil rights laws. The 13th Amendment, which ended slavery, did not ensure equal rights. The Black Codes restricted the rights of African Americans post-Civil War, while the Civil Rights Act of 1866 granted citizenship and rights regardless of race. The 14th and 15th Amendments guaranteed citizenship, equal protection, and voting rights regardless of race. Segregation was enforced through forced separation of races in public life, and the Jim Crow Laws perpetuated racial segregation and discrimination, especially in the South. The Plessy v. Ferguson case upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing segregation. Discrimination,