PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Question
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According to the 1896 court case Plessy vs. Ferguson, what was considered “separate, but equal”?
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segregated facilities for schools and public places
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Equal opportunities for African American and white workers
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integrated schools and public transit
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Plessy v. Ferguson was a landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. The case stemmed from an 1892 incident in which African American train passenger Homer Plessy refused to sit in a car for Black people.
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