What constitutional idea supported by Plessy v. Ferguson's interpretation of the 14th Amendment was overturned by Brown v. Board

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What constitutional idea supported by Plessy v. Ferguson's interpretation of the 14th Amendment was overturned by Brown v. Board

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A.right of assembly
B. freedom of speech
C.equal protection of the law
D.protection against double jeopardy

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-BARSIC- [3] · Answer 1 · 2023-06-17T11:54:08+03:00

Answer:

C. equal protection of the law

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Plessy v. Ferguson was the first major inquiry into the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment's (1868) equal-protection clause, which prohibits the states from denying “equal protection of the laws” to any person within their jurisdictions.