What legal definition was provided by the court case of Plessy v Ferguson?

a. discrimination is illegal

c. separate but equal

b. public policies cannot be segregated

d. separate but not equal

The correct answer is (c.) separate but equal. The decision that was provided by the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson affirmed the "separate but equal" legal doctrine. It was added to the racial segregation laws which guaranteed each and everyone to be protected by the law equally, however, still separated.