Question
Which of the following did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
(1 point)
Responses
that segregation could continue
that segregation could continue
that the actions of Ku Klux Klan members would be protected as free speech
that the actions of Ku Klux Klan members would be protected as free speech
that freed African Americans had the right to vote
that freed African Americans had the right to vote
that black codes were unconstitutional
that segregation could continue
The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that segregation could continue.
To find the answer to this question, we need to understand the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark Supreme Court case in 1896 that dealt with racial segregation. Homer Plessy, a mixed-race man, challenged the constitutionality of Louisiana's segregation laws.
The correct answer is that the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that segregation could continue. This ruling established the doctrine of "separate but equal," which essentially allowed for racial segregation as long as the separate facilities provided for different races were deemed equal in quality.
Therefore, the correct option from the given responses is:
- that segregation could continue.