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In the Plessy v. Ferguson decision, Supreme Court justices claimed that the Fourteenth Amendment did not protect
voting rights.
civil rights.
political rights.
social rights.
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Social rights.
The Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment prohibited state action that denied civil or political equality but did not require social integration — i.e., it did not protect "social" rights (hence the "separate but equal" ruling).
The Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment prohibited state action that denied civil or political equality but did not require social integration — i.e., it did not protect "social" rights (hence the "separate but equal" ruling).
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