Until modern history can confront the realities of blatant racism in our not so distant past, it will be impossible to achieve a truly just and equal society. “Separate but Equal” was one of the most fraudulent legal principles in American history. The Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson formalized this inherently racist idea in 1896, allowing state sponsored racial segregation in education, housing, services, medical care, transportation and pretty much everything.