As a result of the """Plessy""" ;) v. Ferguson ruling,
Answer: it took decades for segregation to be declared unconstitutional.
Explanation:
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
The Supreme Court overturned the """Plessy""" v. Ferguson decision and ruled that:
racial segregation was unconstitutional.
separate facilities for African American and white students were "inherently unequal."
