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The End of Reconstruction
What did the Supreme Court decide in the case Plessy vs. Ferguson?
a. separate but equal (segregation) was against the Constitution
b. states had the right to secede
c. separate but equal (segregation) was constitutional
d. they decided not to rule on the case
What did the Supreme Court decide in the case Plessy vs. Ferguson?
a. separate but equal (segregation) was against the Constitution
b. states had the right to secede
c. separate but equal (segregation) was constitutional
d. they decided not to rule on the case
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The Supreme Court decided in the case Plessy v. Ferguson that
**c. separate but equal (segregation) was constitutional.**
This ruling upheld the legality of racial segregation, providing a legal basis for Jim Crow laws for many years.
**c. separate but equal (segregation) was constitutional.**
This ruling upheld the legality of racial segregation, providing a legal basis for Jim Crow laws for many years.