The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson was problematic because

the court was not able to overturn the Louisiana state law that required passengers be separated by race.

the court did not have any African American justices among its members.

it was unclear if Plessy (who was of mixed race) broke the law by sitting in the whites-only coach.

it was based on the belief that segregation was permissible as long as the facilities were equal.

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Camden Whitaker

Social Studies

19 October, 12:56

The Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson was problematic because

the court was not able to overturn the Louisiana state law that required passengers be separated by race.

the court did not have any African American justices among its members.

it was unclear if Plessy (who was of mixed race) broke the law by sitting in the whites-only coach.

it was based on the belief that segregation was permissible as long as the facilities were equal.

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Chad Baker · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: it was based on the belief that segregation was permissible as long as the facilities were equal.

This decision later known as Plessy's 'separate but equal' ideology which become the basis of school segregation in united states. This ruling was deemed as constitutional years later during the brown v board of education case.