Question

what was the ruling of the 1896 supreme court case plessy v. ferguson?

schools were desegregated.
segregation would not be allowed.
segregation was ruled to be allowable.

Explanation:

🆕 New Concept Discovered: Jim Crow laws and legal segregation
The legal foundation for "separate but equal"

Step 1: Understand the background of the case

In 1892, Homer Plessy, a man of mixed racial heritage, sat in a "whites-only" railway car in Louisiana to challenge the state's segregated rail car laws. He was arrested, and his legal challenge eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896.

Step 2: Analyze the Supreme Court's decision

The Supreme Court ruled 7–1 against Plessy. The Court decided that state-mandated racial segregation did not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, as long as the facilities provided for both races were equal in quality. This established the infamous "separate but equal" doctrine.

Step 3: Evaluate the given options

• Schools were desegregated: Incorrect. This did not happen until the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954.
• Segregation would not be allowed: Incorrect. The ruling did the exact opposite by legally permitting segregation.
• Segregation was ruled to be allowable: Correct. By upholding the "separate but equal" doctrine, the Court ruled that racial segregation was constitutionally permissible.

Answer:

Segregation was ruled to be allowable.