Plessy v. Ferguson was one of the most important legal cases in American history. What impact did the Supreme Court’s decision have on race relations in the U.S.? A- freed slaves were resettled in the North at government expense B- Jim Crow laws in the South were upheld as constitutional C- “whites only” restaurants and hotels in the South were declared illegal D- it struck down “separate but equal” because facilities for blacks were not equal with those for whites