In the census-citizenship case, the Supreme Court may once again affirm ‘white rule’ – CNN

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By John Blake, CNN

Updated 4:52 PM ET, Sun June 23, 2019

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(CNN)On June 7, 1892, a dapper shoemaker purchased a first-class ticket on a Louisiana train for a short journey he knew he wouldn’t finish.

Supreme Court Justice Henry Billings Brown, who authored the infamous Plessy v. Ferguson decision.Supreme Court Justice Henry Billings Brown, who authored the infamous Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
    The Plessy v. Ferguson decision gave legal cover to Jim Crow segregation laws.The Plessy v. Ferguson decision gave legal cover to Jim Crow segregation laws.
        Some scholars also believe the 1896 Supreme Court ruling emboldened white supremacists in the early 1900s.Some scholars also believe the 1896 Supreme Court ruling emboldened white supremacists in the early 1900s.
        Critics of the census-citizenship question argue it would suppress the political power of Latinos.Critics of the census-citizenship question argue it would suppress the political power of Latinos.
          In 1944 the Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.In 1944 the Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
          Demonstrators at the Supreme Court rally April 23 against a proposal to add a citizenship question in the 2020 census.Demonstrators at the Supreme Court rally April 23 against a proposal to add a citizenship question in the 2020 census.

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