Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)

question 15

Multiple Choice

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

• A) invalidated state-imposed racial segregation in Texas.
• B) validated the election of State Board of Education members.
• C) overturned the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case of 1954.
• D) validated state-imposed racial segregation in Texas public schools.

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