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justice john harlans dissent to the courts decision in plessy v. ferguson was based on what premise?
○ plessy was of mixed heritage.
○ the constitution is \color-blind.\
○ the train cars were not \equal\.
○ the judges verdict was biased.
Justice John Harlan's famous dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson centered on the argument that the U.S. Constitution does not recognize or uphold distinctions based on race, meaning it is "color-blind." He rejected the majority's "separate but equal" doctrine, stating that such segregation violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment by creating racial caste systems.
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B. The Constitution is "color-blind."