According to the Supreme Court ruling in the Plessy V. Ferguson case, why was segregation acceptable?

A. Segregation was illegal because African-American were not citizens
B. Segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
C. Segregation was acceptable in private business only
D. Segregation was acceptable on a state-by-state basis

B. Segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal