Question

Which of these ideas would supporters of the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling most likely have agreed with?

that social rights were a part of civil rights
that the Constitution should be interpreted without regard to race
that “separate but equal” was a valid legal doctrine
that "separate but equal" did not justify racial segregation

Answer 1

That separate but equal did not justify racial segregation

Answer 2

The answer would be “that ‘separate but equal’ was a valid legal doctrine”. This is because this ruling upheld the constitutionality of segregation under the premise that as long as things were “equal” for African Americans then they could be separate.