What was the basis for the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that upheld the constitutionality of a state law requiring segregated railroad facilities?

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The Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was based on the idea that the Constitution did not prohibit segregation, but only required equal protection under the law. The Court held that as long as the separate facilities provided for blacks were equal in quality to those provided for whites, the segregation did not deprive blacks of their rights under the Constitution. This decision established the "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed for racial segregation in many areas of American life for decades.

What Was the Basis for the Supreme Court's Decision in Plessy