Question

the 1890s saw the widespread imposition of segregation in the south. laws and local customs requiring the separation of the races had numerous precedents. match the following terms dealing with segregation to the correct definition. drag each item on the left to its matching item on the right. the supreme court invalidated most of the civil rights act of 1875. state laws that required separate but equal facilities for the races plessy v. ferguson the civil rights cases lone dissenting supreme court justice in plessy v. ferguson john marshall harlan

Explanation:

• For "the Civil Rights Cases": The Civil Rights Cases were a series of Supreme Court cases in 1883 where the Court invalidated most of the Civil Rights Act of 1875, ruling that the federal government couldn't prohibit racial discrimination by private individuals or businesses.
• For "Plessy v. Ferguson": This 1896 Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine, upholding state laws that required separate facilities for different races as long as they were equal in quality (though in practice, they often weren't).

Answer:

• the Civil Rights Cases: The Supreme Court invalidated most of the Civil Rights Act of 1875.
• Plessy v. Ferguson: state laws that required separate but equal facilities for the races