What was the specific resoning used by the U.S. supreme court in plessy v. ferguson (1896) to uphold the constitutionalty of the louisiana law which mandated racial segregation on all public trains?
A.private discrimination was not subject to the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment
B.balcks, although free, were not considered to be citizens of the U.S.
C.separate facilities for blacks and whites provided equal protection of the laws.
D.the fourteenth amendment only applied to the national government, not to the states
2007-04-30
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