The 1800s · Question 11 of 12
Which principle was upheld in the 1896 decision Plessy v. Ferguson?
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Answer
- C "Separate but equal"
Explanation
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court allowed separate facilities for Black and white people as long as they were supposedly equal. It thereby supported the segregation laws (Jim Crow) in the South. Only Brown v. Board of Education (1954) abandoned the principle for schools.