Question

During Reconstruction the 14th Amendment was passed in 1868 guaranteeing that no state could take away the rights of United States citizens. In spite of this amendment, Southern states did take away black people's rights as citizens. Homer Plessy, a black person, was arrested on a railroad train and his case was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The 1896 court decision in Plessy v Ferguson became the legal basis for the next 60 years. The court ruled against Plessy and provided a legal backing for %0D%0A (1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0Apoll taxes %0D%0Apoll taxes %0D%0A%0D%0Asegregation %0D%0Asegregation %0D%0A%0D%0Aliteracy tests %0D%0Aliteracy tests %0D%0A%0D%0Aslavery

Answer 1

The correct answer is segregation. The Plessy v Ferguson case established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing for racial segregation in public facilities. This decision ultimately led to the widespread oppression and discrimination against African Americans in the Southern states for the next several decades.