Why did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) continue to go to court to try to repeal Jim Crow laws after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson?
A.
They wished to eliminate as many unfair laws as possible.
B.
They hoped to make the Supreme Court see the flaws in its reasoning.
C.
They hoped to draw the attention of the president to the issue of segregation.
D.
They wished to embarrass the Supreme Court judges who had decided in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson.
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The correct answer is: B. They hoped to make the Supreme Court see the flaws in its reasoning.
The NAACP aimed to challenge and overturn the legal precedents supporting segregation, ultimately hoping to demonstrate to the Supreme Court that its ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson was flawed and unjust. They believed that through persistent legal challenges, they could achieve a change in the interpretation of the law regarding civil rights and racial equality.
