Segregation and Accommodation — Quiz

Question 9 • United States History and Geography

Which statement best describes the relationship between Jim Crow laws and the "separate but equal" doctrine?

Answer

Jim Crow laws were designed to support this doctrine by requiring equal public facilities for African Americans and whites.

Jim Crow laws were created to protest this doctrine by requiring racial segregation for some public facilities.

Jim Crow laws were designed to enforce this doctrine by requiring racial segregation for public facilities.

Jim Crow laws were created to undermine this doctrine by requiring racial integration for public facilities.

Explanation

The “separate but equal” doctrine allowed racial segregation in public facilities as long as the facilities were supposedly equal. Jim Crow laws enforced segregation by requiring separate facilities for African Americans and whites. Thus, choice B best describes their relationship.

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