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Brown v. Board of Education — Quiz

Question 24 • English Language Arts 11

Why did the Supreme Court decide to overturn Plessy v. Ferguson , as explained in Brown v. Board of Education ?

Answer
A
Education is important for all people.
B
Citizenship requires voting rights.
C
School policies should be uniform.
D
Separate is inherently unequal.

Explanation

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court concluded that separating students by race in public schools made the schools inherently unequal, even if their buildings or other resources seemed comparable. This contradicted the “separate but equal” principle from Plessy v. Ferguson, so the Court rejected that principle in public education. The correct choice is “Separate is inherently unequal.”

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