In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court asserted that ____________________.
A. states had the authority to impose a poll tax on voters
B. the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited the establishment of literacy as a prerequisite for voting
C. states could constitutionally enact legislation by which separate-but-equal facilities were required for whites and blacks
D. separate schools for blacks were by their very nature unequal and therefore unconstitutional
Answer: C
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