Question

We consider the underlying [error] of the plaintiff's argument to consist in the assumption that the enforced separation of the two races stamps the colored race with a badge of inferiority. If this be so, it is not by reason of anything found in the act, but solely because the colored race chooses to put that construction upon it. Based on this passage, what was the court's opinion about segregation in the United States?

Answer 1

The court's opinion, as stated in the passage, is that segregation does not inherently imply the inferiority of the colored race. The court suggests that any perceived inferiority is a result of the colored race's interpretation of the enforced separation.

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