Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
An 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld a Louisiana law requiring segregated railroad passenger coaches and established the legal doctrine of 'separate but equal,' which became the constitutional basis for racial segregation across American society.
AP course connection
Topic 3.5: 3.5 Disenfranchisement and Jim Crow Laws