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Jim Crow laws, a set of racist and discriminatory rules and regulations against African Americans, were enacted

in the South starting in the mid- to late 1800s.

in the South starting in the early 1800s

nationwide starting in the mid- to late 1800s.

nationwide starting in the early 1800s.

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Booker T. Washington believed that African American accommodation to segregation should be accompanied by

resistance to laws that discriminated against African Americans.

hard work, self-improvement, and patience.

insistence on support from the government.

peaceful challenges to daily injustices.

Which statement best describes the relationship between Jim Crow laws and the "separate but equal" doctrine?

Jim Crow laws were created to undermine this doctrine by requiring racial integration for public facilities.

Jim Crow laws were created to protest this doctrine by requiring racial segregation for some public facilities.

Jim Crow laws were created to support this doctrine by requiring equal public facilities for African Americans and whites.

Jim Crow laws were created to enforce this doctrine by requiring racial segregation for public facilities.

In Plessy v. Ferguson, Homer Plessy claimed that “separate but equal” violated his rights under the

First Amendment.

Thirteenth Amendment.

Fourteenth Amendment.

Fifteenth Amendment.

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