The Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that
A. the Fourteenth Amendment was unconstitutional.
B. racial segregation was legal if whites and blacks had equal "accommodations."
C. segregation by race in education was inherently unconstitutional.
D. private institutions were exempt from laws against racial discrimination.
E. communities could have schools for whites only if there were no schools for blacks.
Answer: B
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