English, 06.03.2022 18:50 Porciabeauty4175
PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the text?
A Plessy v. Ferguson was the first time that an African American challenged segregation and brought attention to the issue.
B The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson made racial segregation more widely practiced and accepted in the United States.
C While racial segregation continued after the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, it was not upheld by the law.
D The decision of Plessy v. Ferguson proved that both white and black citizens were largely against racial segregation.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A "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)
B "His lawyers argued that the law mandating rail car segregation was unconstitutional because of the 14th Amendment, which ensured equal protection under the law for all citizens." ( Paragraph 3)
C "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)
D "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)
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