In the case Plessy vs. Ferguson, the Supreme Court decided that "separate but equal" (segregation) was constitutional. This decision, issued in 1896, effectively upheld state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the premise that as long as the separate facilities were equal, they did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
What did the Supreme Court decide in the case Plessy vs. Ferguson?
they decided not to rule on the case
states had the right to secede
separate but equal (segregation) was against the Constitution
separate but equal (segregation) was constitutional
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