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Dissenting Opinion, Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
The white race deems itself to be the dominant race in this country. And so it is, in prestige, in achievements,
in education, in wealth, and in power. So, I doubt not, it will continue to be for all time, if it remains true to its
great heritage, and holds fast to the principles of constitutional liberty. But in view of the constitution, in the
Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens. In respect of civil
eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There
is no caste here.
rights, all citizens are equal before the law. The humblest is the peer of the most powerful
Sixty million of whites are in no danger from the presence here of eight millions of blacks. The destinies of
the two races, in this country, are indissolubly linked together, and the interests of both require that the
common government of all shall not permit the seeds of race hate to be planted under the sanction of law.
What can more certainly arouse race hate, what more certainly create and perpetuate a feeling of distrust
between these races, than state enactments which, in fact, proceed on the ground that colored citizens are
so inferior and degraded that they cannot be allowed to sit in public coaches occupied by white citizens?
That, as all will admit, is the real meaning of such legislation as was enacted in Louisiana.
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What does the dissenting opinion mean by "Our constitution is color-blind"?
What does the dissenting opinion claim is the "real meaning" of the Louisiana segregation law?
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