What was the Supreme Court's stance in Plessy v. Ferguson regarding a colorblind Constitution?

In the landmark case Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court's ruling fundamentally denied the concept of a colorblind Constitution, which is the idea that the Constitution should treat all individuals equally regardless of race. Instead, the Court upheld the doctrine of "separate but equal," asserting that racial segregation did not inherently violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as long as the separate facilities were equal. This ruling suggested that the law could recognize and enforce racial distinctions, contrary to the principle of a colorblind approach.

The decision highlighted that the Court viewed segregation as a social norm rather than a violation of legal equality. As a result, the idea of a colorblind Constitution was overshadowed by the Court's acceptance of racial segregation as a permissible aspect of American life at that time, leading to the endorsement of institutionalized racial discrimination until the ruling was eventually overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.