Question

In Plessy v. Fergusson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that:

racila segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause

seperate accommodations for blacks were permissible provided that they were equal to accommodations for whites

seperate accomodations for blacks were not permissible

Jim Crow laws were unconstitutional

Answer 1

1. The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution, which states that all people in the United States must be provided equal protection under the law.

2. The Court also stated that separate accommodations for blacks were permissible provided that they were equal to accommodations for whites.

3. In addition, the Court ruled that Jim Crow laws, which mandated segregation, were unconstitutional.