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According to the ruling in the plassy v. ferguson case why was segregation acceptable

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Answer: He wanted to keep wealthy white planters from regaining their power over the south.

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While the industry answer is partially correct this one is the one that is actually marked right on the conexxis quiz. Furthermore the wealthy white planters are the most responsible for succession and the civil war.

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Answer: In the pivotal case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racially separate facilities, if equal, did not violate the Constitution. Segregation, the Court said, was not discrimination.

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