African Americans were always seen as inferior. Constitution in a way denied government officials from hurting them, unless they could come up with laws. After civil war a bunch of laws were passed, especially in the South to deny the Negro form integrating with the white.
So, the Louisiana state passed an act called Separate Car Act, declaring that railroads companies must provide separate sections on trains for white and blacks. The law also mentioned the section were ought to be of "equal quality" and money spent. However, we all know from history that money spent on minority is always less than on the majority. The southern states, as Louisiana were not willing to spend money on the black people. The point of this Supreme Court case is the court ruling segregation a legal thing as long as African Americans had access to train sections or accommodations equal to those of whites. The court decision opened up the door of segregation even more, with this separate but equal idea. It would be later overturned by the Brown vs. Board Education, but the black community had to suffer for over 50 years with this separate but equal thing on their life.
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