Plessy vs. feguson/brown vs. board of education

The court cases Plessy v. Ferguson, and Brown v. Board of Education are considered to be the two most influential cases dealing with Civil Rights and equality in the United States. These cases challenged the Constitution and ultimately was the beginning of the end of segregation in the United States. Plessy v. Ferguson sparked the black Americans to fight back against discrimination and led to other, more successful outcomes such as Brown v. Board of Education.
<Tab/>In an attempt to restrict the freedom of freed slaves, many southern states passed Black Codes that limited…