Question

What was the main effect of the Supreme Court's 1896 ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson? (1 point)
Select one:
a. The Democratic Party was able to return to power in the South.
b. It legitimized the establishment of a segregated society in the Southern states.
c. The federal government was given new powers to expand civil rights.
d. African Americans were more easily able to exercise their right to vote.

Answer 1

B