Question

question 8 of 10
what piece of legislation allowed many states to practice racial segregation?
a. brown v. board of education
b. the civil rights act
c. the separate but equal mandate
d. the emancipation proclamation

Explanation:

The "Separate But Equal" mandate, established by the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision, legally allowed U.S. states to enforce racial segregation in public facilities by claiming segregated spaces were equal.

• Brown v. Board of Education overturned segregation in schools.
• The Civil Rights Act banned segregation and discrimination.
• The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states, not enabling segregation.

Answer:

C. The Separate But Equal Mandate