Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that established the legal doctrine of “separate but equal”. It was a ruling that enabled many states to enact racial segregation laws for ...

Westchester has a rich Black history and deep ties to the 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor.

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday signed into law legislation passed Thursday by Republican majorities in the Iowa House and Senate ...

Should the bill pass and be signed into law, Iowa would become the first state in the nation to remove a protected class from a state’s civil rights act, a legal expert says.

The language echoes that associated with the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, which declared segregation on the basis of race to be legal; Require all state and ...

His compelling argument led the Supreme Court to unanimously decide that “separate but equal” facilities were inherently unequal, effectively overturning the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision ...

left a few warnings to the dusky citizens . . . In the 1896 case of “Plessy v. Ferguson,” the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana state law that allowed for “equal but separate ...

"Many of us have wondered what year they’re talking about," he said. "Plessy v. Ferguson was 1896, and I guess that’s what year we’re going back to, should this pass." The Iowa Civil Rights ...

Kids Week in 2013, had $2,200 ... Singh answered “What is Plessy v. Ferguson?” and wagered $0. He went home with $21,800 and will advance to the semi-finals. The competition continues tomorrow ...

Iowa House Republicans advanced legislation that would remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act in an ...