Question

In Plessy v. Ferguson, Homer Plessy claimed that “separate but equal” violated his rights under the
First Amendment.
Thirteenth Amendment.
Fourteenth Amendment.
Fifteenth Amendment.

Answer 1

Fourteenth Amendment.

Plessy argued that Louisiana’s Separate Car Act violated the Equal Protection (and related protections) guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment; the Court rejected his claim and upheld "separate but equal."