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Quotation from Plessy v. Ferguson by Supreme Court of the United States
“The thin disguise of "equal" accommodations for passengers in railroad coaches will not mislead anyone, nor atone for the wrong this day done.”
Plessy v. Ferguson, Dissent of Justice Harlan (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
The closing sentence of Justice Harlan's argument, answering Louisiana's claim that equal coaches satisfied the Constitution.
Citation: "The thin disguise of "equal" accommodations for passengers in railroad coaches will not mislead anyone, nor atone for the wrong this day done." — Supreme Court of the United States, Plessy v. Ferguson, Dissent of Justice Harlan (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id plessy-v-ferguson-q6)
Portrait: Portrait of Henry Billings Brown, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain.
