"Our Constitution is color-blind, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Harlan proclaimed in his dissent to Plessy v. Ferguson, the case that legalized Jim Crow segregation in 1896. "The white race deems itself to be the dominant race in this country;" Justice Harlan went on. "I doubt not, it will continue to be for all time, if it remains true to its great heritage."
— Feb 01, 2023 07:32AM
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