Question

What did the U.S. Supreme Court do in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?

a. It ruled that the practice of slavery must cease before the end of the century.

b. It stated that schools may not practice any type of racial segregation.

c. It agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution.

d. It tried to stop the development of legal racial segregation known as Jim Crow laws.

e. It ruled that African Americans are not persons for the purposes of the Constitution.

Answer 1

C. It agreed that segregation of races is not a violation of the Constitution

Answer 2

c. It agreed that separation of races is not a violation of the Constitution.

Step-by-step explanation:

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court reached the 7-1 majority decision, in Justice Henry B. Brown's words, "Equal but separate accommodations for whites and blacks imposed by Louisiana do not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment."