Plessy v. Ferguson

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in The USA 1945–1974.

Definition

The 1896 Supreme Court ruling that established the legal basis for the Jim Crow system by permitting racial segregation.

Exam Context

Plessy v. Ferguson appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Non-British Depth Studies, especially The USA 1945–1974 and Post-war Challenges 1945–1954.

Non-British Depth Studies The USA 1945–1974 Post-war Challenges 1945–1954

Found in Revision Notes

Non-British Depth Studies

African Americans and the Jim Crow Era

The USA 1945–1974 • Post-war Challenges 1945–1954

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Related Key Terms

14th Amendment De Facto Segregation De Jure Segregation Disenfranchisement

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