Which best explains why the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was unconstitutional?
A
Since the 14th Amendment did not make concessions for people born outside the US, the Supreme Court’s decision could not be applied.B
The Supreme Court’s ruling allowed states to deny equal protection to any person within its jurisdiction.C
Since segregation laws did not provide equal protections or liberties to people of color, the ruling was not consistent with the 14th Amendment.D
The Supreme Court’s decision gave individual states the freedom to make their own laws in relation to the treatment of people of color.