What was the basis for the supreme court’s decision in plessy v. ferguson (1896) that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?

first industrial revolution - the first wave of the industrial revolution lasted from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s. it industrialized the manufacture of textiles and began the move of production from homes to factories. steam power and the cotton gin played an important role in this period.