Which was an effect of the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson?

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It reduced the frequency of racial violence in the South.
It reduced the frequency of racial violence in the South.

It caused increased migrations of people from the North.
It caused increased migrations of people from the North.

It weakened and outlawed Jim Crow laws in the North
It weakened and outlawed Jim Crow laws in the North

It reaffirmed and strengthened Jim Crow laws in the South.

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The correct answer is:

It reaffirmed and strengthened Jim Crow laws in the South.

The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, which effectively reinforced and legitimized Jim Crow laws in the Southern United States.