What was the effect of Plessy v. Ferguson in the United States?

A. The segregation of whites and blacks was upheld by the Supreme Court.

B. It led to the Civil Rights Act, which required equal accommodations.

C. It resulted in the integration of the armed forces and industries in the South.

D. Southern politicians passed Jim Crow laws upholding segregation.

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Jacey Hartman

9 December, 07:22

What was the effect of Plessy v. Ferguson in the United States?

A. The segregation of whites and blacks was upheld by the Supreme Court.

B. It led to the Civil Rights Act, which required equal accommodations.

C. It resulted in the integration of the armed forces and industries in the South.

D. Southern politicians passed Jim Crow laws upholding segregation.

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Jamarion Mccullough · Answer 1

It led to the Civil Rights Act, which required equal accommodations.

Viviana Spears · Answer 2

A) The segregation of whites and blacks was upheld by the supreme court.

Explanation:

Although Brown stimulated a civil rights movement that desegregated many facets of American society, it was least successful in integrating education, the decision's aim.

The blacks were considered separate. Black children were more isolated and socioeconomically backward due to segregation. It encouraged a freedom movement to desegregate the blacks from whites. All the public facilities were desegregated and their rights were given back.