What was key to the Supreme Court's argument in the verdict of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case?(1 point)

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the collapse of Reconstruction governments
the collapse of Reconstruction governments

the constitutionality of voting for all citizens
the constitutionality of voting for all citizens

equal protection under the law
equal protection under the law

the doctrine of separate but equal

Answer 1

The key to the Supreme Court's argument in the verdict of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case was the doctrine of separate but equal. This ruling established that racial segregation was constitutional as long as the facilities provided to each race were considered to be equal.