USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) the Supreme Court held that ____
A
our Constitution is color-blind and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens
B
racial segregation was a reasonable exercise of the police powers, and the equal protection clause was not violated if the races were kept “separate but equal”
C
the federal government may rely on common understandings of who was white, not the “scientific” race studies of the day
D
Congress may protect voters from personal violence or intimidation
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