Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
A) invalidated the state-imposed racial segregation in Texas.
B) validated the election of State Board of Education members.
C) overturned the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court case of 1954.
D) was reinforced by Edgewood ISD v. Kirby.
E) validated the Texas state-imposed racial segregation in public schools.

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Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the constitutionality of segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, which allowed states to legally segregate public facilities such as schools, transportation, and housing. This decision helped to validate the Texas state-imposed racial segregation in public schools.

Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)