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Segregation and Accommodation

Question 7 • MO-US History II A

The court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged the legality of

Answer
A
racially segregated train cars.
B
scare tactics to enforce Jim Crow laws.
C
poll taxes and literacy tests.
D
“separate but equal” schools.

Explanation

Plessy v. Ferguson arose after Homer Plessy challenged Louisiana’s law requiring separate railroad cars for Black and white passengers. The Supreme Court upheld the segregation law and established the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case concerned racially segregated train cars, not schools, voting restrictions, or intimidation.

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