A.
Segregation on the basis of race became illegal, and all facilities had to be opened to all peoples.
B.
Segregation on the basis of race became legal so long as separate facilities were provided for each group.
C.
Segregation on the basis of race became illegal, and the public schools in the Oklahoma Territory became integrated.
D.
Segregation on the basis of race became legal, and there was no compulsion to provide alternative accommodations.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided
A
B
C
D
1 answer
The best answer is:
B. Segregation on the basis of race became legal so long as separate facilities were provided for each group.
The 1896 Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson established the "separate but equal" doctrine, legitimizing racial segregation as long as the separate facilities for different races were considered to be equal.
