In the Slaughter-House Cases (1873), the Supreme Court ruled
A) that the "privileges and immunities" clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did not protect citizens from discriminatory actions by state governments.
B) that separate facilities were acceptable as long as they were equal.
C) that all forms of segregation are unconstitutional.
D) that the literacy test is acceptable.
E) that juries cannot be all of one race.
A
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