THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Question
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What was one result of the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
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Public schools were integrated nationwide
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Civil rights for African Americans were strengthened.
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Northern states were forced to segregate public facilities.
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The “separate but equal” doctrine was established.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ferguson ruled that separate-but-equal facilities were constitutional. The Plessy v. Ferguson decision upheld the principle of racial segregation over the next half-century. The ruling provided legal justification for segregation on trains and buses, and in public facilities such as hotels, theaters, and schools.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that racially segregated public facilities were legal, so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
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