Question

What was key to the Supreme Court's argument in the verdict of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case?(1 point)Responsesequal protection under the lawequal protection under the lawthe doctrine of separate but equalthe doctrine of separate but equalthe collapse of Reconstruction governmentsthe collapse of Reconstruction governmentsthe constitutionality of voting for all citizensthe constitutionality of voting for all citizens

Answer 1

The doctrine of "separate but equal" — the Court held that racial segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment so long as facilities were purportedly equal.