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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Constitutional Amendments

Question 1 • OKCPS FY24 United States History S1

With which statement would Justice Harlan most likely agree?

Answer
A
Segregation is legal as long as the separate facilities are equal.
B
Segregation is illegal because the Constitution grants all citizens equal rights.
C
Segregation is illegal as long as the separate facilities are unequal.

Explanation

Justice John Marshall Harlan dissented in Plessy v. Ferguson, arguing that the Constitution is “color-blind” and does not permit the government to create racial divisions. He would therefore oppose segregation itself, not just segregation with unequal facilities. Choice B best reflects his view that segregation is illegal because citizens have equal rights.

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