How did the majority of Supreme Court justices in the case of *Plessy v. Ferguson* interpret the 14th Amendment?

A. Separate but equal facilities only apply to white citizens, not blacks.

B. All citizens are equal under the law and therefore segregation is illegal.

C. Blacks are not citizens and therefore have no legal protection.

D. Racial segregation is constitutional if the facilities are the same for everyone.

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How did the majority of Supreme Court justices in the case of *Plessy v. Ferguson* interpret the 14th Amendment?

A. Separate but equal facilities only apply to white citizens, not blacks.

B. All citizens are equal under the law and therefore segregation is illegal.

C. Blacks are not citizens and therefore have no legal protection.

D. Racial segregation is constitutional if the facilities are the same for everyone.

UFGators · Answer

"D" which was in Supreme Court May 18,1896

zoeclaspill · Answer

The answer is D. ;

UFGators · Answer

In Plessy v. Ferguson , the Supreme Court justices interpreted the 14th Amendment to allow for racial segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal." They ruled that as long as separate facilities for different races were equal, segregation was constitutional. This decision upheld segregation and discrimination in public policy for many years. 
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