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Quotation from Plessy v. Ferguson by Supreme Court of the United States
“In my opinion, the judgment this day rendered will, in time, prove to be quite as pernicious as the decision made by this tribunal in the Dred Scott Case.”
Plessy v. Ferguson, Dissent of Justice Harlan (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Harlan predicts how the decision will be judged, comparing it with the Court's 1857 ruling on citizenship.
Citation: "In my opinion, the judgment this day rendered will, in time, prove to be quite as pernicious as the decision made by this tribunal in the Dred Scott Case." — Supreme Court of the United States, Plessy v. Ferguson, Dissent of Justice Harlan (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id plessy-v-ferguson-q5)
Portrait: Portrait of Henry Billings Brown, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain.
