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Jim Crow and End of Reconstruction · US History

What did the phrase 'separate but equal' mean in the context of Jim Crow?

  1. Racially separate public facilities were claimed to be constitutional if they were supposedly equal
  2. All citizens, regardless of race, were legally required to attend the same public schools
  3. The federal government had banned all forms of racial segregation in every state by law
  4. States were required under federal law to provide identical voting rights and access to all citizens
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Correct answer: Racially separate public facilities were claimed to be constitutional if they were supposedly equal

The doctrine claimed that racial segregation did not violate equal protection if facilities were formally equal. In reality, segregated facilities for African Americans were usually inferior and reinforced racial inequality.

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