Question
The Plessy v. Ferguson ruling stated that segregation was unconstitutional. the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional. segregation was necessary to preserve public peace. the Separate Car Act was unconstitutional.
Answer
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Callum
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Answer
segregation was necessary to preserve public peace.
Explanation
The Plessy v. Ferguson case was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896. The Court ruled that racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal" were constitutional. This decision upheld the lawfulness of racial segregation as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality, which in practice was rarely the case. This ruling effectively cemented the legality of racial segregation for many decades until it was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.