The United States Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that separate but equal facilities...

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The United States Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that "separate but equal" facilities for different races was constitutional. In 1954, the Court departed from that precedent by ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate but equal" educational facilities for students of different races was unconstitutional. Why was the court not bound by the precedent set in the Plessy case when deciding the Brown case? The United States Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that "separate but equal" facilities for different races was constitutional. In 1954, the Court departed from that precedent by ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate but equal" educational facilities for students of different races was unconstitutional. Why was the court not bound by the precedent set in the Plessy case when deciding the Brown case?

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