The "separate but equal" doctrine was made official interpretation of the equal protection clause in 1896 with the decision in the Brown v. Board of Education ruling.

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The "separate but equal" doctrine was actually struck down as unconstitutional in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which declared segregation in public schools to be a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.

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