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Why were civil rights supporters disappointed with the Supreme Court’s 1896 decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?

The court rejected the idea of “separate but equal.”
The court ruled that African Americans were unable to drive.
The court ruled that African Americans were unable to vote.
The court affirmed the idea of “separate but equal.”

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The court affirmed the idea of “separate but equal.”

Explanation: In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) the Supreme Court upheld state racial segregation laws, ruling that separate facilities for Blacks and whites were constitutional so long as they were "equal," thereby legitimizing Jim Crow segregation.