Question

According to the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, how did the Supreme Court view laws establishing segregation?

A). a conflict that had already been established, so it was essentially moot.
B). a law that was clearly unfair and unconstitutional to African Americans.
C). a blatant social example of racial discrimination and bias.
D). a cultural decision completely permissible under the Fourteenth Amendment.

Answer 1

The correct answer should be
D). a cultural decision completely permissible under the Fourteenth Amendment.

The decision of the court was based around the idea that private services can have segregation because they are private and that people are equal under law but can be separated by private institutions such as railroads unless states specifically ban such behavior.