In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that
a. black people have no rights which whites must respect.
b. private individuals may segregate because the Fourteenth Amendment only restricts what a state can do.
c. states may exclude blacks from certain facilities if there are equal ones available.
d. The Fourteenth Amendment was not designed to guarantee equal protection of the law.
C
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