Laws that segregated blacks and whites were consistently questioned in the years to come, bringing segregation to an end.

Laws that segregated blacks and whites were given the "okay" by the legal system and could no longer be challenged.

Laws that segregated blacks and whites were brought to an end once the case was settled.

Laws that segregated blacks and whites were made more lenient as a result of the court case.

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“Segregation was common across the country by the 1890s, not just in the South.” (Paragraph 4)

“... mandated segregation did not suggest that blacks were inferior to whites, because the whites-only train cars and black-only train cars were of the same quality. (Paragraph 5)

“Laws that segregated blacks and white came to be known as a Jim Crow law.” (Paragraph 7).

“Public schools for black children received less funding, less maintenance, and less teacher training.” (Paragraph 8)

“The country may have been ‘equal’ by the standards of Plessy v. Ferguson, but in reality, it was not at all.” (Paragraph 10)

Plessy v. Ferguson was the first time that an African American challenged segregation and brought attention to the issue.

The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson made racial segregation more widely practiced and accepted in the United States.

While racial segregation continued after the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, it was not upheld by the law.

The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson proved that both white and black citizens were largely against racial segregation.

The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson ensured that African Americans would face legal segregation for years.

“By 1896 the Civil War was over, and the amendments prohibiting slavery and ensuring equal rights for all citizens had been part of the U.S. Constitution for more than 25 years.” (Paragraph 1)

“His lawyers argued that the law mandating railcar segregation was unconstitutional because of the 14th Amendment, which ensured equal protection under the law for all citizens.” (Paragraph 3)

“He believed it was wrong to undermine the 14th Amendment in this way, when the majority of the country had favored the new law.” (Paragraph 6)

“Laws that explicitly segregated the races could not be challenged in court anymore; the Supreme Court had given segregation the legal ‘okay,’ and states took advantage of this to establish segregation for decades to come.” (Paragraph 7)

Jim Crow segregation laws compelled Plessy to protest segregated trains.

Jim Crow segregation laws were made possible by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.

Plessy v. Ferguson hoped to end the segregation common during Jim Crow.

Plessy v. Ferguson made Jim Crow laws widely accepted, but not officially legal.

It emphasizes how African Americans had access to lower quality services and spaces, and more difficulty participating in voting.

It stresses that African Americans had to travel north if they wanted to avoid the discrimination present in the South.

It shows how many spaces were reserved for whites, while people of color were not allowed their own spaces.

It highlights how dangerous it was for African Americans to challenge Jim Crow laws in the South.

White people inforcing Jim Crow laws

Men hurting women when they protested for having the right to vote

Building skyscrapers without elevators

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