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'''Segregation''' means to separate groups of people based on race by government mandate. In the [[United States]], the policy was created and enforced by the [[Democratic Party]] starting in the 1870s. Segregation was allowed in public schools by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in [[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896), but then prohibited in [[Brown v. Board of Education]] (1954).
 
'''Segregation''' means to separate groups of people based on race by government mandate. In the [[United States]], the policy was created and enforced by the [[Democratic Party]] starting in the 1870s. Segregation was allowed in public schools by the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] in [[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896), but then prohibited in [[Brown v. Board of Education]] (1954).
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In addition to the public schools, segregation existed in the United States in the military and in public accommodations like trains, buses, restaurants, movie theaters and hotels before being banned everywhere except in private clubs by federal [[law]]. Such facilities as public restrooms and even drinking fountains were also segregated
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In addition to the public schools, segregation existed in the United States in the military and in public accommodations like trains, buses, restaurants, movie theaters and hotels before being banned everywhere except in private clubs by federal [[law]]. Such facilities as public restrooms and even drinking fountains were also segregated.
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==See Also==
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[[apartheid]]
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[[Category:Politics]]
 
[[Category:Politics]]
 
[[Category:Ethics]]
 
[[Category:Ethics]]
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