The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 decided that B. It was legal because it did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment. This landmark case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, effectively allowing states to maintain separate facilities for whites and African Americans as long as they were deemed equal.
What did the Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 decide about this situation?
A.
It was prohibited because all citizens must receive equal treatment under the laws.
B.
It was legal because it did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment.
C.
It could exist because the federal court refused to rule on segregation.
D.
It must end because African Americans should be given U.S. citizenship.
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