Plessy v. Ferguson and the Growth of JIm Crow By IntellectualBA Jan 27, 1828 Jim Crow Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jun 7, 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Feb 12, 1909 NAACP The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) wanted to etablish social equality. May 17, 1954 Brown vs. the Board of Education This court case clarified that separate is not equal.