Question

The U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) determined that segregation was legal under the condition that
Responses
A all children receive permission to attend the same school.all children receive permission to attend the same school.
B whites receive higher quality facilities and services than blacks.whites receive higher quality facilities and services than blacks.
C the segregation laws did not spread outside of the Southern states.the segregation laws did not spread outside of the Southern states.
D the separate facilities or services for both races be of equal quality.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D the separate facilities or services for both races be of equal quality.

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, which stated that racially separate facilities and services could be legal as long as they were deemed equal in quality.