Question

What did the Supreme Court decide in Plessy v. Ferguson?
O A.
Women were not entitled to suffrage.
O B.
Poll taxes were not unconstitutional.
O C.
Former slaves were not entitled to suffrage.
O D.
Segregation laws were not unconstitutional.

Answer 1

The most fitting answer would be C

The ruling stated that ‘separate but equal’ was constitutional, but was later overturned.

Answer 2

Answer is D - segregation laws were not unconstitutional

Plessy v Ferguson made segregation legal as long as there were separate but equal facilities. The Supreme Court overruled the Plessy decision in Brown v. the Board of Education on May 17, 1954