In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court decided that states could require separate facilities for African Americans as long as the facilities were equal. This decision upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, which was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision in 1896 established a general principle that would later be ruled unconstitutional in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case. What did the Supreme Court decide in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)? (1 point) Responses States could be punished with decreased congressional representation if they did not allow African Americans to vote. States could be punished with decreased congressional representation if they did not allow African Americans to vote. States could require separate facilities for African Americans as long as the facilities were equal. States could require separate facilities for African Americans as long as the facilities were equal. States could not prevent African Americans from voting. States could not prevent African Americans from voting. States could not use poll taxes and literacy tests to establish voting eligibility.
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