What was the Supreme Court's decision in the 1896 Plessy V. Ferguson case?

Question

A. the declaration of independence implies that Americans should be united.
B. people must be considered equal under the law from the 14 amendment.
C. segregation should be considered a matter for states to decide, not the federal government.
D. segregation is permitted as long as equal facilities are provided for both parties.

Answer 1

The Supreme Court's decision in the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson was:

D. segregation is permitted as long as equal facilities are provided for both parties.

This ruling established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which upheld state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities as long as the facilities for each race were ostensibly equal.