Which statement best describes the US Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment in Plessy v. Ferguson?
O The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law, separation by race creates a condition
of inequality and is not permissible.
The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law; segregation laws are permissible as
long as penalties for violating those laws do not differ based on race.
O The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law, segregation is legal, however, because
African Americans are not citizens of the United States, so the Fourteenth Amendment does not apply
O The Fourteenth Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law, as long as equal facilities are provided,
it is permissible for them to be segregated.