Study the 1904 political cartoon illustrating the effects of Plessy v. Ferguson and answer the question.
The image shows a political cartoon. There are two train cars shown. One train car is upscale, well-kempt, and labeled car for white folks. The second car is attached behind and is dilapidated and falling apart and is labeled Jim Crow car.
What did the artist believe regarding US society under the ruling in Plessy?
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The federal government would provide services for Black Americans when states failed to.
The federal government would provide services for Black Americans when states failed to.
State governments discriminated against Black Americans by providing inferior facilities.
State governments discriminated against Black Americans by providing inferior facilities.
Black Americans and white Americans benefited from the case's effects despite unequal facilities.
Black Americans and white Americans benefited from the case's effects despite unequal facilities.
The Supreme Court took an important step toward ending racial segregation in the United States.
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