Which legal era in U.S. history was solidified and extended by the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling?
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Correct answer: The Jim Crow Era
By providing a constitutional blessing for segregation, the Plessy decision inaugurated the height of the Jim Crow Era. It allowed for the systematic legal subordination of African Americans in the South for the next six decades.
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