The "separate but equal" doctrine of segregation started with an 1896 Supreme Court decision.The case was brought by a man who was one-eighth black,after being asked to leave a "whites only" train car when it was discovered that he was legally considered "colored." What is the name of this famous case?
A)Brown v.Board of Education
B)Jim Crow v.the United States
C)Plessy v.Ferguson
D)Love v.Virginia

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The famous case is Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld the constitutionality of "separate but equal" segregation in public facilities.

The "Separate but Equal" Doctrine of Segregation Started with an 1896