According to the ruling in the Plessy v. Ferguson case, why was segregation acceptable?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

Segregation was legal because African Americans were not citizens.

Segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.

Segregation was acceptable in private facilities only.

Segregation was acceptable on a state by state basis.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.

This was based on the doctrine of "separate but equal" established by the Supreme Court ruling in the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896.