The Supreme Court in the Plessy v. Ferguson case held that Louisiana's "Separate Car Act" did not violate the 14th Amendment as long as facilities for Blacks were equal to those provided to Whites. The court reasoned that requiring separate accommodations for black and white railway passengers was reasonable, made with reference to established usages, customs and traditions of the people and with a view to the promotion of their comfort, and the preservation of the public peace and good order (status quo).

Fully discuss how this reasoning effectively supported and maintained the Southern "Jim Crow" social order.