What best describes the supreme court's decision in the plessy v. ferguson case?
a.
the supreme court ruled that segregation was illegal
b.
the supreme court ruled that “separate but equal” facilities were legal
c.
the supreme court ruled that women couldn’t hold office in federal jobs

Of the statements provided, the one that best describes the Supreme Court's decision in the Plessy v. Ferguson case is B. the Supreme Court ruled that "separate but equal" facilities were legal. Originally applying to seating on train cars, the "separate but equal" precedence set by this case factored heavily into the Jim Crow segregation laws in the American South for a bulk of the 20th century.

What the affect had to the people’s hearts and minds