Failure of Reconstruction

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

A
$Established 'separate but equal' doctrine, legitimizing racial segregation$
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B
$Was overturned immediately by Congress through new civil rights legislation$
C
$Banned racial segregation in public facilities, ending Jim Crow laws$
D
$Granted full civil rights and equal protection to African Americans$

Explanation

Effectively legalized Jim Crow until Brown v. Board of Education (1954).

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