Plessy versus Ferguson

[ (ples-ee, fur-guh-suhn) ]

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A case decided by the Supreme Court in the 1890s. The Court held that a state could require racial segregation in public facilities if the facilities offered the two races were equal. The Court's requirement became known as the “separate but equal” doctrine. It was overturned by the Court in 1954 in Brown versus Board of Education.

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A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.
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But Sarah Ferguson still lives in the family home, Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park, when she is in the U.K.
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One of the more interesting splits in the book is the difference between your time at Manchester United versus at Everton.
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And even today there are despicable instances of hate crimes versus Jews in our country.
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Mandibulae validae corneae arcuatae, intus apicem versus subsinuatae edentulae basin versus ciliatae vel submembranaceae.
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Ferguson's troops far outnumbered Colonel Campbell's troops and were much better equipped with military supplies.
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We must leave the ladies with Mr Ferguson (who had no pleasant office), while we follow Newton on deck.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
Mrs Ferguson took the arm of Newton without saying a word, when the other was offered and accepted by Isabel.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
But Mr Ferguson was not a sailor, or he would have known that it is the custom to reduce the grace in proportion with the canvass.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat

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