The key to the Supreme Court's argument in the verdict of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case was the doctrine of separate but equal. This doctrine upheld racial segregation under the rationale that as long as the separate facilities provided for different races were considered equal, segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
What was key to the Supreme Court's argument in the verdict of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case? (1 point) Responses equal protection under the law equal protection under the law the doctrine of separate but equal the doctrine of separate but equal the collapse of Reconstruction governments the collapse of Reconstruction governments the constitutionality of voting for all citizens
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