The "Separate but Equal" Standard Was Created by

question 51

Multiple Choice

The "separate but equal" standard was created by

• A)Congress.
• B)the Supreme Court.
• C)the state supreme court of Virginia.
• D)President Ulysses S.Grant.
• E)Justice John Marshall Harlan.

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