How did the supreme court's interpretation of the equal protection clause differ in the plessy v. ferguson and brown v. board of education rulings?

a. in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in brown, it ruled that the clause did not allow segregation.
b. in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause allowed affirmative action programs; in brown, it ruled that the clause did not allow such programs.
c. in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause gave african americans a right to equal protection; in brown, it reversed that decision.
d. in plessy, the supreme court ruled that the clause extended equal protection to the states; in brown, it reversed that decision.

Option A.

Explanation:

In Plessy, the Supreme Court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in Brown, it ruled that the clause did not allow segregation, is the right answer.

In the history of the Supreme Court of the United States, the ruling in the Plessy V. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education is of most significant. Through the ruling in the Plessy V. Ferguson case, the Supreme  Court of the United States authorised the segregation sponsored by the state, as far as it was related to public education. However, the ruling of the Supreme Court in the Brown v. Board of Education the ruling of the Plessy V. Ferguson case was announced illegal (in public education)

a. In Plessy, the Supreme Court ruled that the clause allowed racial segregation; in Brown, it ruled that the clause did not allow segregation

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