Question

[We consider the underlying fallacy of the plaintiff's

argument to consist in the assumption that the enforced
separation of the two races stamps the colored race with a
badge of inferiority. If this be so, it is not by reason of
anything found in the act,
but solely because the colored
race chooses to put that construction upon it. ... The
argument also assumes that social prejudices may be
overcome by legislation, and that equal rights cannot be
secured to the negro except by an enforced commingling
of the two races. We cannot accept this proposition.

-U.S. Supreme Court, Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

Which statement explains why the Warren Court eventually overturned the
ruling above?

A. The Warren Court believed that segregation did in fact stamp
African Americans with a badge of inferiority
O B. The Warren Court felt that racial prejudice went against the values
underlying the entire constitutional system,
C. The Warren Court believed that the separation of races tended to
produce the kinds of conflicts that the Founders wanted to avoid
O D. The Warren Court felt that an enforced commingling of the races
was necessary to overcome racial discrimination.

Answer 1

A. The Warren Court believed that segregation did in fact stamp

African Americans with a badge of inferiority

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the excerpt from the U.S. Supreme Court, Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896, the court rules that segregation gave African Americas a sense of inferiority.

The statement that explains why the Warren Court eventually overturned the ruling above is that the Warren Court believed that segregation did in fact stamp African Americans with a badge of inferiority.