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