Question

How did the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) affect race relations in the South in the late 19th

century?

A. The court struck down a law that would have declared all Jim Crow laws to be unconstitutional.


B. The court ordered Southern states to enforce the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.


C. The decision allowed Southern states to legally segregate facilities and institutions,


D. The decision awarded African Americans new political freedoms such as the right to hold office.

Answer 1

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Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that "Separate but equal" public facilities were constitutional, thus permitting the practice of segregation under Jim Crow laws in the South and separate facilities for African Americans.

Therefore, the correct answer is C, that the decision allowed Southern states to legally segregate facilities and institutions.