Question

Homer Plessy, a black man, was arrested on a railroad train and his case was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The 1896 court decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson became the legal basis for the next 60 years. Which of the following was made legal?

A.
Segregation

B.
Literacy Tests

C.
Slavery

D.
Poll Taxes

Answer 1

A, Segregation

Step-by-step explanation:

The courts decided that segregation was constitutional if the segregated places were "separate but equal".