The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty did not violate the equal protection clause due to racial discrimination in:

A. Furman v. Georgia (1972)
B. Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
C. McCleskey v. Kemp (1987)
D. Payne v. Tennessee (1991)
E. Ford v. Wainwright (1986)


Answer: C

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