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Primary Sources: Plessy v. Ferguson
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Read the passage from
Primary Sources: Plessy v. Ferguson
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Then answer the following questions.
Read the passage from
Primary Sources: Plessy v. Ferguson
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Then answer the following questions.
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What was the primary outcome of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson?
States were forced to integrate public services such as transportation and public parks.
The Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution were overturned by the Court.
States gained the right to provide separate facilities for different races if they were 'equal'.
Racial segregation was deemed inherently unequal and unconstitutional.
Which statements accurately describe the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case? Select
two
correct answers.
The case marked a turning point in the civil rights movement, leading to the end of racial segregation.
The case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine, allowing racial segregation in public facilities.
The case led directly to the desegregation of public schools in the southern United States.
The case challenged the legality of racial segregation laws and practices in the United States.
The case provided constitutional protection for racial segregation laws.
Drag each person or group to the correct box to categorize them as supporters or opponents of segregation, based on the source.
John H. Ferguson, judge of the District Court for the parish of Orleans
the majority of Supreme Court Justices who voted on the case
Homer Plessy, the individual at the center of the case
Justice John Marshall Harlan
Supporters of segregation
Opponents of segregation