Read the sentence. in plessy v. ferguson, the supreme court held that which option correctly completes the sentence? a. slaves and former slaves could not be recognized as citizens b. separate facilities for african americans did not violate the fourteenth or fifteenth amendments c. the state needed probable cause to seize the property of an american citizen d. the federal government had authority over interstate commerce

B. separate facilities for African Americans did not violate the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal”

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts