Which best describes de jure segregation?
a.
segregation that is not sanctioned by the law
b.
segregation that is sanctioned by the law
c.
segregation that is commonly practiced
d.
segregation that is not commonly practiced
e.
segregration based on french law of the late 1700s

B. Segregation that is sanctioned by the law, is the correct answer.

Explanation:

De Jure means the practises that are legally recognised regardless of their existence in reality. De facto is contrary to the De Jure, De Facto means that the situation exists in reality even if not legally recognized. De Jure segregation is the legal segregation of the people based on law. Racial segregation is an example of de Jure segregation. In this the classes are separated from each other with the law. This system was prevalent in South African society. during  the British rule.

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explanation:

in his book, the riddle of the rosetta stone, james giblin talks about how there was a young british polymath and physician named thomas young who made a lot of advances on the deciphering of the rosetta stone. he says that even though young made a lot of mistakes because he was working under false assumptions, he also made huge contributions like deciphering three out of the seven symbols (more than anyone else before him). young published his findings and continued his good work but he wasn't able to progress much further due to some unfavorable situations, he still laid the basis for many other scholars and of course for the man who has been generally known to have deciphered it, jean-françois champollion