What was the major impact of plessy v. ferguson upon american society? a) this case made no impact upon american society. b) it made segregation illegal and said that "separate was not equal." c) it upheld segregation laws and made segregation the law of the land. d) it made the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments invalid in the constitution.

The answer is C - Plessy v. Ferguson upheld a discriminatory Louisiana law which included the concept of “separate but equal”. The SCOTUS ruled that politically, African-Americans were equal, but socially, the Court had no real jurisdiction to enforce any equality laws. True social equality was something which had to come about naturally within American society.

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