Question

Why was the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson important? *

1 point
it outlawed lynching
it ended Reconstruction
it declared that poll taxes were illegal
it ruled that segregation was constitutional

Answer 1

it ruled that segregation was constitutional.

I hope this helps :)

Answer 2

It was important because it ruled that segregation was constitutional. It really wasn't overturned until Brown vs. Board of Education.