Question

1. according to the ruling in the Plessy v. ferguson case, why was segregation acceptable?
a. segregation was legal becasue african americans were not citizens
b. segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal

Answer 1

b. segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.

In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was acceptable as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal. This became known as the "separate but equal" doctrine. However, in reality, the facilities were not equal and segregation perpetuated discrimination against African Americans for many years. It wasn't until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s-1960s that segregation was challenged and eventually overturned in the landmark case, Brown v. Board of Education.