The Supreme Court ruling in ___________v. __________set the stage for 58 more years of legal racial discrimination.
a. Plessy
b. Brown
c. Willard
d. Anthony
e. Ferguson
a. Plessy
The Supreme Court ruling in a. Plessy v. Ferguson set the stage for 58 more years of legal racial discrimination.
The Supreme Court ruling in question is commonly known as the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education. To determine the correct answer, we can eliminate options (c) Willard, (d) Anthony, and (e) Ferguson, as they are not relevant to the context provided.
Now, to find the correct answer between the remaining options, we need to understand the historical significance of these cases. Plessy v. Ferguson was a Supreme Court ruling in 1896 that established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed for racial segregation as long as the separate facilities were deemed equal. On the other hand, Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 1954 that overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine and declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Given that the question is asking about a ruling that set the stage for 58 more years of legal racial discrimination, the correct answer is (a) Plessy v. Ferguson. This ruling upheld racial segregation and allowed for discriminatory practices across various areas of American society until it was effectively overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.
In conclusion, the correct answer is (a) Plessy v. Ferguson.