Multiple choice

This 1896 court case ruled that "separate but equal" places for blacks and whites was okay.

  1. Brown v. Board of Education

  2. Mendez v. Westminster

  3. Plessy v. Ferguson

  4. Marbury v. Madison

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C Correct answer
Explanation

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal." This ruling was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.