Question

Why did Plessy argue that the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment had been
violated?

Answer 1

Answer/Explanation:

Plessy v. Ferguson was important because it essentially established the constitutionality of racial segregation. As a controlling legal precedent, it prevented constitutional challenges to racial segregation for more than half a century until it was finally overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in Brownv.