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QuizMultiple Choice

Segregation and Accommodation

Question 5 • MO-US History II A

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

Answer
A
Jim Crow laws were created to undermine this doctrine by requiring racial integration for public facilities.
B
Jim Crow laws were created to protest this doctrine by requiring racial segregation for some public facilities.
C
Jim Crow laws were designed to support this doctrine by requiring equal public facilities for African Americans and whites.
D
Jim Crow laws were designed to enforce this doctrine by requiring racial segregation for public facilities.

Explanation

The “separate but equal” doctrine allowed racial segregation in public facilities as long as facilities were supposedly equal. Jim Crow laws enforced segregation by requiring African Americans and whites to use separate public facilities. Thus, the best choice is that Jim Crow laws enforced the doctrine through racial segregation.

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