How did the majority of Supreme Court justices in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson interpret the 14th Amendment?



A.
Blacks are not citizens and therefore have no legal protection.


B.
All citizens are equal under the law and therefore segregation is illegal.


C.
Separate but equal facilities only apply to white citizens, not blacks.


D.
Racial segregation is constitutional if the facilities are the same for everyone.

Respuesta :

It is constitutional to segregate races as long as the quality of the facilities is the same for everyone.
The majority of Supreme Court justices in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson interpret the 14th Amendment by Racial segregation is constitutional if the facilities are the same for everyone. The answer is letter D. I hope the answer helps.