PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
Question
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What effect did Plessy v. Ferguson have on segregation?
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Laws that segregated blacks and whites were consistently questioned in the years to come, bringing segregation to an end.
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Laws that segregated blacks and whites were given the “okay” by the legal system and could no longer be challenged.
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Laws that segregated blacks and whites were brought to an end once the case was settled.
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Laws that segregated blacks and whites were made more lenient as a result of the court case.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Plessy v. Ferguson was important because it essentially established the constitutionality of racial segregation. As a controlling legal precedent, it prevented constitutional challenges to racial segregation for more than half a century until it was finally overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in Brownv.
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