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How did the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
It was against the law to segregate people based on race.
Laws permitting separation are unconstitutional.
Separation does not necessarily imply any inequality.
Desegregation was the only option to solve this court case.
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The correct description is: "Separation does not necessarily imply any inequality."
Brief explanation: In Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), the Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana law requiring separate railway cars for Black and white passengers, ruling that state‑mandated racial segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment so long as the separate facilities were purportedly equal — the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Therefore the other choices are incorrect: it was not ruled illegal to segregate people based on race; laws permitting separation were held constitutional at that time; and the Court did not order desegregation (that came later when Plessy was effectively overturned by Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)).
Brief explanation: In Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896), the Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana law requiring separate railway cars for Black and white passengers, ruling that state‑mandated racial segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment so long as the separate facilities were purportedly equal — the "separate but equal" doctrine.
Therefore the other choices are incorrect: it was not ruled illegal to segregate people based on race; laws permitting separation were held constitutional at that time; and the Court did not order desegregation (that came later when Plessy was effectively overturned by Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)).
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