What Did the "Separate but Equal" Doctrine Mean

question 1

Multiple Choice

What did the "separate but equal" doctrine mean?

• A) Although the executive and legislative branches had separate powers and responsibilities, the two branches were constitutionally equal in importance.
• B) Southern schools were segregated, but they had similar buildings, equivalent equipment, and equally qualified and equally paid teachers.
• C) As long as facilities for whites and blacks were equivalent, they did not have to be racially integrated.
• D) The northern and southern approaches to race relations were completely different, but as far as blacks were concerned they amounted to the same thing.
• E) Labor and capital had different goals and different world views, but they were all equal under the law.

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