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Unit 6 – Industrialization and the Gilded Age, 1865–1898
Topic 6.4
What decision did the Supreme Court make in Plessy v. Ferguson that significantly affected racial segregation laws?
Only government could discriminate against African Americans
Congress could legislate against racial discrimination by private citizens
Segregation was unconstitutional under any condition
Segregation was constitutional under 'separate but equal'
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AP US History - 6.4 The "New South"
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