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Dred Scott, Plaintiff in Error v. John F. A. Sanford
This court ruling held that black men were not to be considered citizens of the United Sates. This set up the idea that black people were second class citizens. -
Black Codes
The Black Codes established segregation in the United States. -
Homer Adolph Plessy, Plaintiff in Error v. J.H. Ferguson, Judge of Section "A" Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans
In this court case the Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal was constitutional. -
Thurgood Marshall named special counsel of the NAACP
Thurgood Marshall would lead the counsel in the Brown vs. Board of Education court case. -
State of Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Lloyd Gaines, a black student who had been denied admittance into the Missouri Law School. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
