Question

The passage below is from the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).

"The object of the [Fourteenth] Amendment was undoubtedly to enforce the absolute equality of the two races before the law, but in the nature of things, it could not have been intended to abolish distinctions based upon color, or to enforce social, as distinguished from political equality, or a commingling of the two races upon terms unsatisfactory to either."
What was the impact of the reasoning in this decision?

a. racial segregation was ended in elementary schools but not in higher grades.
b. southern states were required to ensure the economic and social equality of all races.
c. It created the doctrine of separate but equal and legitimized state laws establishing racial segregation
Please explain!!!! :)

Answer 1

The rationale in Plessy v. Ferguson established 'separate but equal,' leading to legally sanctioned segregation and inequality until overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) had a significant impact on American society. The Court's ruling established the doctrine of "separate but equal," which upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the premise that the separated facilities were equal. However, in reality, this legal doctrine legitimized state laws establishing segregation and resulted in the inequality of public facilities, maintaining racial discrimination and the marginalization of African Americans until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.

Answer 2

The plessy vs Ferguson established separate but equal but was later overturned by brown vs board of education
the answer is c!