What was the major impact of Plessy v. Ferguson upon American society?

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Responses
A This case made no impact upon American society.This case made no impact upon American society.
B It made segregation illegal and said that "separate was not equal."It made segregation illegal and said that "separate was not equal."
C It upheld segregation laws and made segregation the law of the land.It upheld segregation laws and made segregation the law of the land.
D It made the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments invalid in the Constitution.

Answer 1

C: It upheld segregation laws and made segregation the law of the land.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was a landmark Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed for segregation in public facilities as long as the separate facilities were considered equal. This decision had a profound impact on American society, entrenching racial segregation and discrimination for decades.