What was the Supreme Court's legal justification of Plessy v.Ferguson in upholding the Louisiana law that required black and white passengers to ride in separate railway cars?

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The Supreme Court's legal justification for Plessy v. Ferguson was the "separate but equal" doctrine, which stated that segregation was constitutional as long as the separate facilities provided for blacks and whites were equal in quality. The Court argued that the Louisiana law did not violate the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause because it mandated equal treatment for both races. Thus, option B is the correct choice.

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