USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

PRESIDENT LINCOLNS LEGACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The principle of “separate but equal” established by the Supreme Court in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was used to
A
provide reservation lands for Native American Indians
B
justify racial segregation of public facilities
C
end the use of child labor
D
expand the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights
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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