How did u. s. supreme court rulings in the late 19th century facilitate laws in the post-reconstruction south, which effectively circumvented the 14th amendment?

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How did u. s. supreme court rulings in the late 19th century facilitate laws in the post-reconstruction south, which effectively circumvented the 14th amendment?

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Susan Haas · Answer 1

The 14th amendment defines basic national citizenship and forbids states from restricting individual rights therein. "Jim Crow" laws of the post-reconstruction south exploited the case-law of the 19th century Supreme Court by claiming that provisions which segregated were "separate but equal."