Question

How did the case of Plessy versus Ferguson undermine the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

Answer 1

Answer:

Plessy v. Ferguson, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court, on May 18, 1896, by a seven-to-one majority (one justice did not participate), advanced the controversial “separate but equal” doctrine for assessing the constitutionality of racial segregation laws