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In 1896 the Supreme Court had held in Plessy v. Ferguson that racial
segregation was permissible as long as equal facilities were provided for
both races. Although that decision involved only passenger accommodations on
a rail road, the principle of "separate but equal" was applied thereafter to
all aspects of public life in st ....
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.... to be undone." Although the decision did not bring about total
integration of blacks in the schools, it resulted in efforts by many school
systems to remove the imbalance by busing students. The Court's decision had
far reaching effects, influencing civil rights legislation and the civil
rights movement of the 1960's.
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