Question

multiple - choice 2 points. what was a result and lasting legacy of this court case? we consider the underlying fallacy of the plaintiffs argument to consist in the assumption that the enforced separation of the two races stamps the colored race with a badge of inferiority. if this be so, it is not by reason of anything found in the act, but solely because the colored race chooses to put that construction upon it. the argument also assumes that social prejudices may be overcome by legislation, and that equal rights cannot be secured to the negro except by an enforced commingling of the two races. we cannot accept this proposition. if the two races are to meet upon terms of social equality, it must be the result of natural affinities. justice henry brown, majority opinion of the court in plessy v. ferguson. the integration of public accommodations. protection of jim crow laws and the doctrine of separate but equal was accepted. the integration of public schools.

Explanation:

The Plessy v. Ferguson case led to the acceptance of the "separate but equal" doctrine which protected Jim - Crow laws. Public accommodations and schools remained segregated. The quote from Justice Henry Brown emphasizes the court's stance on the natural separation of races rather than enforced integration.

Answer:

B. Protection of Jim Crow laws and the doctrine of separate but equal was accepted