Thomas Jefferson wrote the initial draft which was later edited and fixed up by other members of congress
The correct answer in the space provided is 1896 as this is
the year where the Supreme Court rule the Plessy v. Ferguson in which nothing
inherently discriminatory in separating the races. The Plessy v. Ferguson is a
landmark decision in which it is responsible for upholding the segregation laws
for the public.
Depending on what you plan on doing later in life it could be very important or very unimportant.