Question

question 9 of 20
what was the main argument of plessy in plessy v. ferguson?
a. railroad fares were priced using discriminatory practices.
b. the fourteenth amendment gave him the right to equal treatment on a train.
c. the state government had power over the federal government in racial issues.
d. railroad companies had to be forced to improve segregated facilities.

Explanation:

In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, Homer Plessy argued that his Fourteenth - Amendment - guaranteed rights to equal protection were violated as he was forced to sit in a "colored - only" train car. The Fourteenth Amendment was central to his claim for equal treatment on the train.

Answer:

B. The Fourteenth Amendment gave him the right to equal treatment on a train.