What was the main argument of Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson?

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A. The Fourteenth Amendment gave him the right to equal treatment

on a train.

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B. Railroad companies had to be forced to improve segregated

facilities.

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C. Railroad fares were priced using discriminatory practices.

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D. The state government had power over the federal government in

racial issues.

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What was the main argument of Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson?

O

A. The Fourteenth Amendment gave him the right to equal treatment

on a train.

O

B. Railroad companies had to be forced to improve segregated

facilities.

O

C. Railroad fares were priced using discriminatory practices.

O

D. The state government had power over the federal government in

racial issues.

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Quinn · Answer 1

A. The Fourteenth Amendment gave him the right to equal treatment

on a train.

Explanation:

In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, Homer Plessy argued that his 14th amendment rights (which granted all citizen rights as equal to African Americans) were violated by the segregation law on trains.